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5 and conflict between people whose corrupt minds have been robbed of the truth. They think that a godly life is a way to make a profit.
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and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
6 A godly life brings huge profits to people who are content with what they have.
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But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 We didn't bring anything into the world, and we can't take anything out of it.
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For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.
8 As long as we have food and clothes, we should be satisfied.
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But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that.
9 But people who want to get rich keep falling into temptation. They are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires which drown them in destruction and ruin.
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Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
10 Certainly, the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. Some people who have set their hearts on getting rich have wandered away from the Christian faith and have caused themselves a lot of grief.
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For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
11 But you, man of God, must avoid these things. Pursue what God approves of: a godly life, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
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But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
12 Fight the good fight for the Christian faith. Take hold of everlasting life to which you were called and about which you made a good testimony in front of many witnesses.
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Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
13 In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and in the sight of Christ Jesus, who gave a good testimony in front of Pontius Pilate,
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In the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and of Christ Jesus, who while testifying before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you
14 I insist that, until our Lord Jesus Christ appears, you obey this command completely. Then you cannot be blamed for doing anything wrong.
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to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 At the right time God will make this known. God is the blessed and only ruler. He is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
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which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords,
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