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New International Version NIV
11 These things command and teach.
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Command and teach these things.
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
13 Till I come, give heed to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
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Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
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Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through prophecy when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
15 Be diligent in these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest unto all.
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Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
16 Take heed to thyself, and to thy teaching. Continue in these things; for in doing this thou shalt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
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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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