14 I do not write these things ^jto make you ashamed, but to admonish you ^kas my beloved children. 15 For ^lthough you have countless¹ guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. For ^mI became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel. 16 I urge you, then, ⁿbe imitators of me. 17 That is why ^oI sent² you Timothy, ^pmy beloved and faithful child in the Lord, to remind you of my ways in Christ,^{3 q}as I teach them everywhere in every church.