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2nd Thessalonians 3

The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy

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Chapter 1

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  Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Saviour, and Christ Jesus our hope;  

 

 

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  unto Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.  

 

 

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  As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine,  

 

 

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  neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a dispensation of God which is in faith; [so do I now].  

 

 

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  But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:  

 

 

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  from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;  

 

 

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  desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.  

 

 

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  But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully,  

 

 

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  as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,  

 

 

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  for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;  

 

 

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  according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.  

 

 

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  I thank him that enabled me, [even] Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to [his] service;  

 

 

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  though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;  

 

 

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  and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.  

 

 

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  Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief:  

 

 

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  howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for an ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.  

 

 

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  Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, [be] honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.  

 

 

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  This charge I commit unto thee, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to thee, that by them thou mayest war the good warfare;  

 

 

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  holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:  

 

 

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  of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered unto Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.  

 

 

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1st Timothy 2

 

 

 

 

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