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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of Second Epistle to Timothy

Correspondence table of Pericopes and Literary Structure

Pericope	1
1 Thanksgiving and encouragement (1:1-18)	1-1
2 A good soldier of Christ Jesus (2:1-7)	1-1
3 Living with Christ (2:8-14)	1-1
4 Holy ones (2:15-26)	1-1
5 Godlessness in the last days (3:1-11)	1-1
6 Paul's charge to Timothy (3:12-4:8)	1-1
7 Personal instructions (4:9-22)	1-1

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