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9 It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance.
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This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance.
10 For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have fixed our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of believers.
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That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
11 Prescribe and teach these things.
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Command and teach these things.
12 Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but rather in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
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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 Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching.
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Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
14 Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by 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 Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.
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Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
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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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