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Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
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And the things that thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
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Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
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No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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And if a man also striveth for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he striveth lawfully.
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The husbandman that laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits.
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Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
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Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
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In which I suffer trouble, as an evil-doer, [even] to bonds; but the word of God is not bound.