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You therefore,G3767 my son,G5043 be strongG1743 in the graceG5485 that is in ChristG5547 Jesus.G2424
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And the things that you have heardG191 of me amongG1223 manyG4183 witnesses,G3144 the sameG5023 commitG3908 you to faithfulG4103 men,G444 whoG3748 shall be ableG2425 to teachG1321 othersG2087 also.G2532
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You thereforeG3767 endureG2553 hardness,G2553 as a goodG2570 soldierG4757 of JesusG2424 Christ.G5547
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NoG3762 manG3762 that warsG4754 entanglesG1707 himself with the affairsG4230 of this life;G979 that he may pleaseG700 him who has chosenG4758 him to be a soldier.G4758
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And ifG1437 a manG5100 alsoG2532 striveG118 for masteries, yet is he not crowned,G4737 exceptG3362 he striveG118 lawfully.G3545
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The farmerG1092 that laborsG2872 mustG1163 be firstG4413 partakerG3335 of the fruits.G2590
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ConsiderG3539 whatG3739 I say;G3004 and the LordG2962 giveG1325 you understandingG4907 in allG3956 things.
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RememberG3421 that JesusG2424 ChristG5547 of the seedG4690 of DavidG1138 was raisedG1453 from the deadG3498 accordingG2596 to my gospel:G2098
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WhereinG1722 G3757 I sufferG2553 trouble,G2553 as an evilG2557 doer,G2557 even to bonds;G1199 but the wordG3056 of GodG2316 is not bound.G1210
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Therefore I endureG5278 allG3956 things for the elect'sG1588 sakes, that they may alsoG2532 obtainG5177 the salvationG4991 whichG3588 is in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 with eternalG166 glory.G1391
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It is a faithfulG4103 saying:G3056 For ifG1487 we be deadG4880 with him, we shall alsoG2532 liveG4800 with him:
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IfG1487 we suffer,G5278 we shall alsoG2532 reignG4821 with him: ifG1487 we denyG720 him, he alsoG2548 will denyG720 us:
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IfG1487 we believeG569 not, yet he staysG3306 faithful:G4103 he cannotG3756 G1410 denyG720 himself.G1438
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Of theseG5023 things putG5279 them in remembrance,G5279 chargingG1263 them beforeG1799 the LordG2962 that they striveG3054 not about wordsG3054 to noG3762 profit,G5539 but to the subvertingG2692 of the hearers.G191
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StudyG4704 to showG3936 yourselfG4572 approvedG1384 to God,G2316 a workmanG2040 that needsG422 not to be ashamed,G422 rightly dividingG3718 the wordG3056 of truth.G225
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But shunG4026 profaneG952 and vainG2757 babblings:G2757 for they will increaseG4298 to moreG4119 ungodliness.G763
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And their wordG3056 will eatG3542 G2192 as does a canker:G1044 of whomG3739 is HymenaeusG5211 and Philetus;G5372
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WhoG3748 concerningG4012 the truthG225 have erred,G795 sayingG3004 that the resurrectionG386 is pastG1096 already;G2235 and overthrowG396 the faithG4102 of some.G5100
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NeverthelessG3305 the foundationG2310 of GodG2316 standsG2476 sure,G4731 havingG2192 thisG5026 seal,G4973 The LordG2962 knowsG1097 them that are his. And, Let everyG3956 one that namesG3687 the nameG3686 of ChristG5547 departG868 from iniquity.G93
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But in a greatG3173 houseG3614 there are not onlyG3440 vesselsG4632 of goldG5552 and of silver,G693 but alsoG2532 of woodG3585 and of earth;G3749 and someG3588 G3303 to honor,G5092 and someG3588 to dishonor.G819
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IfG1437 a manG5100 thereforeG3767 purgeG1571 himselfG1438 from these,G5130 he shall be a vesselG4632 to honor,G5092 sanctified,G37 and meetG2173 for the master'sG1203 use, and preparedG2090 to everyG3956 goodG18 work.G2041
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FleeG5343 alsoG1161 youthfulG3512 lusts:G1939 but followG1377 righteousness,G1343 faith,G4102 charity,G26 peace,G1515 with them that callG1941 onG1941 the LordG2962 out of a pureG2513 heart.G2588
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But foolishG3474 and unlearnedG521 questionsG2214 avoid,G3868 knowingG1492 that they do engenderG1080 strifes.G3163
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And the servantG1401 of the LordG2962 mustG1163 not strive;G3164 but be gentleG2261 to allG3956 men, aptG1317 to teach,G1317 patient,G420
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In meeknessG4236 instructingG3811 thoseG3588 that opposeG475 themselves; ifG3379 GodG2316 peradventureG3379 will giveG1325 them repentanceG3341 to the acknowledgingG1922 of the truth;G225
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And that they may recoverG366 themselves out of the snareG3803 of the devil,G1228 who are takenG2221 captiveG2221 by him atG1519 his will.G2307
