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10 That is why we work hard and put up with troubles. We trust in the living God who came to save all people. He makes a way for those who believe in him.

11 Tell people these things and teach them to do them.

12 Do not let anyone despise you because you are a young man. Show those who believe how they should live. Show them by the way you talk. Show them by the way you live. Show them by the way you love. Show them how to believe by the way you believe. Show them how to live a clean life by the way you live a clean life.

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10 For to this end [a]we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, (A)who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. 11 These things command and teach.

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12 Let no one [b]despise your youth, but be an (B)example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [c]in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:10 NU we labor and strive,
  2. 1 Timothy 4:12 look down on your youthfulness
  3. 1 Timothy 4:12 NU omits in spirit

10 That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God,(A) who is the Savior of all people,(B) and especially of those who believe.

11 Command and teach these things.(C) 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(D) because you are young, but set an example(E) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(F) and in purity.

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