Hebrew Names Version HNV
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1 I charge you therefore before God and the Lord, Yeshua the Messiah, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom:
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In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:
2 preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
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Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
3 For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
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For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
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They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
5 But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.
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But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.
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For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near.
7 I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.
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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
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