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I solemnly charge [you] before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,
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preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
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For there will be a time when they will not put up with sound teaching, but in accordance with their own desires, they will accumulate for themselves teachers, {because they have an insatiable curiosity}a,
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and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.
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But you, be self-controlled in all [things], bear hardship patiently, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is imminent.
Scripture quotations marked (LEB) are from the Lexham English Bible. Copyright 2012 Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software. (Lexham English Bible)
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