1 Timothy 4:9-15 (Epistle)
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 - This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
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 - For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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 - These things command and teach.
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 - Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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 - Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
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 - Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
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 - Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.