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1 The Spirit expressly states that in the acharit-hayamim some people will apostatize from the faith by paying attention to deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
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1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
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2 Such teachings come from the hypocrisy of liars whose own consciences have been burned, as if with a red-hot branding iron.
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2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
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3 They forbid marriage and require abstinence from foods which God created to be eaten with thanksgiving by those who have come to trust and to know the truth.
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3 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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4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing received with thanksgiving needs to be rejected,
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4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
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5 because the word of God and prayer make it holy.
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5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
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6 If you present all this to the brothers, you will be serving the Messiah Yeshua well; it will show that you have digested the words of the faith and of the good teaching which you have followed.
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6 If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed.
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7 But refuse godless bubbe-meises, and exercise yourself in godliness.
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7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.
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8 For although physical exercise does have some value, godliness is valuable for everything, since it holds promise both for the present life and for the life to come.
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8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
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9 Here is a statement you can trust, one that fully deserves to be accepted
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9 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance
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10 (indeed, it is for this that we toil and strive): we have our hope set on a living God who is the deliverer of all humanity, especially of those who trust.
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10 (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe.
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11 Command these things and teach them.
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11 Command and teach these things.
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12 Don't let anyone look down on you because of your youth; on the contrary, set the believers an example in your speech, behavior, love, trust and purity.
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12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
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13 Until I come, pay attention to the public reading of the Scriptures.
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13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
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14 Do not neglect your gift, which you were given through a prophecy when the body of elders gave you s'mikhah.
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14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
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15 Be diligent about this work, throw yourself into it, so that your progress may be clear to everyone.
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15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
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16 Pay attention to yourself and to the teaching, continue in it, for by so doing you will deliver both yourself and those who hear you.
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16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.
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| Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission. (The Complete Jewish Bible Online) |
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