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11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. 13 I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession, 14 that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords. 16 He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

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Advice for Timothy

11 But you, man of God, must flee from all these things.
    Instead, you must pursue righteousness, godliness, faithfulness,[a]
        love, endurance, and gentleness.
12 Fight the good fight for the faith.
    Keep holding on to eternal life, to which you were called
and about which you gave a good testimony
    in front of many witnesses.

13 Since you are[b] in the presence of God, who gives life to everything, and in the presence of the Messiah[c] Jesus, who gave a good testimony before Pontius Pilate, I solemnly charge you 14 to keep these commands stainlessly and blamelessly until the appearance of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.[d] 15 At the right time, he will make him known.

God[e] is the blessed and only Ruler,
    the King of kings
        and Lord of lords.
16 He alone has endless life
    and lives in inaccessible light.
No one has ever seen him,
    nor can anyone see him.
Honor and eternal power belong to him!
    Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:11 Or faith
  2. 1 Timothy 6:13 The Gk. lacks Since you are
  3. 1 Timothy 6:13 Or Christ
  4. 1 Timothy 6:14 Or Christ
  5. 1 Timothy 6:15 Lit. He