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14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions to you so that,
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14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that,
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15 if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and bulwark of the truth.
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15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
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