‏ 2 Timothy 1:1

 According to the promise of the life which is in Christ Jesus ( κατ' επαγγελιαν ζωης της εν Χριστω Ιησου ). "With a view to the fulfilment of the promise." See Tit 1:1 for this same use of  κατα. For  κατ' επαγγελιαν see Ga 3:29. See 1Ti 4:8 for the phrase "promise of life." Here or there "life that in Christ Jesus" includes the present as well as the future.

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