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Allwho are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their ownmasters as worthy of allhonorso that the name of God and our doctrine will not be spokenagainst.
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Those who havebelievers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, becausethose who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preachthese principles.
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Ifanyoneadvocates a differentdoctrine and does not agree with soundwords, those of our LordJesusChrist, and with the doctrineconforming to godliness,
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he is conceited and understandsnothing; but he has a morbidinterest in controversialquestions and disputesaboutwords, out of whichariseenvy, strife, abusivelanguage, evilsuspicions,
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For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wanderedaway from the faith and piercedthemselves with manygriefs.
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Fight the goodfight of faith; takehold of the eternallife to which you were called, and you made the goodconfession in the presence of manywitnesses.
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Instructthose who are rich in thispresentworld not to be conceitedor to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richlysupplies us with allthings to enjoy.