Jeremiah 1:4-10

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The Call of Jeremiah

⁴Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

⁵^(A)“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born ^(B)I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet ^(C)to the nations.”

⁶Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, ^(D)I do not know how to speak, ^(E)for I am only a youth.” ⁷But the Lord said to me,

“Do not say, ‘I am only a youth’;
for to all to whom I send you, you shall go,
and ^(F)whatever I command you, you shall speak.
⁸^(G)Do not be afraid of them,
^(H)for I am with you to deliver you,
declares the Lord.”

⁹^(I)Then the Lord put out his hand and ^(J)touched my mouth. And the Lord said to me,

“Behold, I have put ^(K)my words in your mouth.
¹⁰See, I have set you this day ^(L)over nations and over kingdoms,
^(M)to pluck up and to break down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.”

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1 Timothy 4:11-16

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¹¹Command and teach ^(A)these things. ¹²^(B)Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers ^(C)an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. ¹³Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching. ¹⁴^(D)Do not neglect the gift you have, which was given you ^(E)by prophecy when the council of elders ^(F)laid their hands on you. ¹⁵Practice these things, immerse yourself in them,^[a] so that ^(G)all may see your progress. ¹⁶^(H)Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save ^(I)both yourself and ^(J)your hearers.