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14 I write not these things to confound you: but I admonish you as my dearest children.
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I am writing this not to shame you but to warn you as my dear children.
15 For if you have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet not many fathers. For in Christ Jesus, by the gospel, I have begotten you.
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Even if you had ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
16 Wherefore, I beseech you, be ye followers of me as I also am of Christ.
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Therefore I urge you to imitate me.
17 For this cause have I sent to you Timothy, who is my dearest son and faithful in the Lord. Who will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ Jesus: as I teach every where in every church.
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For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, my son whom I love, who is faithful in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with what I teach everywhere in every church.
18 As if I would not come to you, so some are puffed up.
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Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will: and will know, not the speech of them that are puffed up, but the power.
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But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.
20 For the kingdom of God is not in speech, but in power.
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For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.
21 What will you? Shall I come to you with a rod? Or in charity and in the spirit of meekness?
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What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?
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