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Allwho are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their ownmasters as worthy of allhonorso that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spokenagainst.
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Those who havebelievers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, becausethose who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preachthese principles.
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Ifanyoneadvocates a differentdoctrine and does not agree with soundwords, those of our LordJesusChrist, and with the doctrineconforming to godliness,
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he is conceited and understandsnothing; but he has a morbidinterest in controversialquestions and disputesaboutwords, out of whichariseenvy, strife, abusivelanguage, evilsuspicions,