Titus 1:9
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9 He must (A)hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in (B)sound[a] doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.
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2 Thessalonians 2:15
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15 So then, brothers, (A)stand firm and hold to (B)the traditions that you were taught by us, either (C)by our spoken word or by (D)our letter.
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2 Timothy 1:13
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13 (A)Follow (B)the pattern of (C)the sound[a] words (D)that you have heard from me, in (E)the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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- 2 Timothy 1:13 Or healthy
1 Timothy 6:3
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3 If anyone (A)teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with (B)the sound[a] words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching (C)that accords with godliness,
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- 1 Timothy 6:3 Or healthy
1 Timothy 1:10
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10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers,[a] liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to (A)sound[b] doctrine,
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- 1 Timothy 1:10 That is, those who take someone captive in order to sell him into slavery
- 1 Timothy 1:10 Or healthy
1 Timothy 1:15
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15 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus (B)came into the world to save sinners, (C)of whom I am the foremost.
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1 Thessalonians 5:21
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21 but (A)test everything; hold fast what is good.
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Revelation 3:3
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3 (A)Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, (B)I will come (C)like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.
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Titus 2:1
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Teach Sound Doctrine
2 But as for you, teach what accords with (A)sound[a] doctrine.
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Titus 1:11
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11 They must be silenced, since (A)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (B)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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2 Timothy 4:3
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3 (A)For the time is coming when people will not endure (B)sound[a] teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
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- 2 Timothy 4:3 Or healthy
Proverbs 23:23
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23 (A)Buy truth, and do not sell it;
buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Job 2:3
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3 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still (A)holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him (B)without reason.”
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Revelation 3:11
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11 (A)I am coming soon. (B)Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize (C)your crown.
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Revelation 2:25
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25 Only hold fast (A)what you have until I come.
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Jude 3
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Judgment on False Teachers
3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our (A)common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you (B)to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
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2 Timothy 2:25
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25 correcting his opponents (A)with gentleness. God (B)may perhaps grant them repentance (C)leading to a knowledge of the truth,
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2 Timothy 2:2
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2 and (A)what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses (B)entrust to faithful men,[a] (C)who will be able to teach others also.
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- 2 Timothy 2:2 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women, depending on the context
1 Timothy 4:9
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9 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance.
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1 Timothy 1:19
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19 (A)holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have (B)made shipwreck of their faith,
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Acts 18:28
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28 for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures (A)that the Christ was Jesus.
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Job 27:6
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6 I (A)hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go;
my heart does not (B)reproach me for any of my days.
1 Corinthians 14:24
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24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or outsider enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all,
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