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Butthou,Oman of God,flee these things;and follow afterrighteousness,godliness,faith,love,patience,meekness.
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Fight the goodfight of faith, lay hold oneternallife,whereuntothouartalsocalled, and hast professed a goodprofessionbeforemanywitnesses.
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I givetheecharge in the sight of God,whoquickeneth all things,and before ChristJesus,whobeforePontiusPilatewitnessed a goodconfession;[a]
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That thoukeep this commandment without spot,unrebukeable,until the appearing of ourLordJesusChrist:
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Which in histimes he shall shew, who is the blessedandonlyPotentate, the King of kings, andLord of lords;
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Whoonlyhathimmortality,dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto;whom no man hath seen, norcansee: to whom be honourandpowereverlasting.Amen.
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Charge them that are richinthisworld, that they benothighminded, nortrustinuncertain[b]riches,butin the livingGod,whogivethusrichly all thingstoenjoy;
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That they do good, that they be richingoodworks, ready to distribute*, willing to communicate;
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Laying up in store for themselves a goodfoundationagainst the time to come, that they may lay hold oneternallife.
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OTimothy,keep that which is committed to thy trust,avoidingprofane and vain babblings,andoppositions of science[c] falsely so called:
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Whichsomeprofessing have erredconcerning the faith.Grace be withthee.Amen. [The firsttoTimothy was writtenfromLaodicea,whichis the chiefest city of PhrygiaPacatiana.]