13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

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13 What you heard from me,(A) keep(B) as the pattern(C) of sound teaching,(D) with faith and love in Christ Jesus.(E)

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Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

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He must hold firmly(A) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine(B) and refute those who oppose it.

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14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

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14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,(A)

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Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

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Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice.(A) And the God of peace(B) will be with you.

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17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.

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17 But thanks be to God(A) that, though you used to be slaves to sin,(B) you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching(C) that has now claimed your allegiance.

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And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

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And the things you have heard me say(A) in the presence of many witnesses(B) entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.

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11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.

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11 I am coming soon.(A) Hold on to what you have,(B) so that no one will take your crown.(C)

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Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.

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Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.

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14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

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14 The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly,(A) along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.(B)

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Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

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The Sin and Doom of Ungodly People

Dear friends,(A) although I was very eager to write to you about the salvation we share,(B) I felt compelled to write and urge you to contend(C) for the faith(D) that was once for all entrusted to God’s holy people.(E)

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20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

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20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—

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23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

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23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C)

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But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

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Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel

You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.(A)

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