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18 This (A)command I entrust to you, Timothy, (B)my child, in accordance with the (C)prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may (D)fight the good fight, 19 keeping (E)faith and a good conscience, which some, having rejected, suffered shipwreck in regard to [a](F)their faith. 20 [b]Among these are (G)Hymenaeus and (H)Alexander, whom I have (I)handed over to Satan, so that they will be (J)taught not to blaspheme.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:19 Lit the
  2. 1 Timothy 1:20 Lit Of

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18 Timothy, my child, I am instructing you in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight 19 with faith and a good conscience. By ignoring their consciences,[a] some people have destroyed their faith like a wrecked ship. 20 These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:19 Lit. By ignoring it