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The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.
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The Charge to Timothy Renewed
Timothy, my son, I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well,
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holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
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who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.
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Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
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I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God.
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But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety.
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He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
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They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
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Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
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They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
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For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
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Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
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Widows, Elders and Slaves
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
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older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
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If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
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I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.
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In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.
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But godliness with contentment is great gain.
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But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
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to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
