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1 Timothy 4:9-12
English Standard Version
1 Timothy 4:9-12
English Standard Version
9 The saying is (A)trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10 For to this end we toil and strive,[a] because we have our hope set on the living God, (B)who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.
11 Command and teach (C)these things. 12 (D)Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers (E)an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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- 1 Timothy 4:10 Some manuscripts and suffer reproach
1 Timothy 4:9-12
New International Version
1 Timothy 4:9-12
New International Version
9 This is a trustworthy saying(A) that deserves full acceptance. 10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God,(B) who is the Savior of all people,(C) and especially of those who believe.
11 Command and teach these things.(D) 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(E) because you are young, but set an example(F) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(G) and in purity.
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