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13 Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.(A)

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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 tightly to the trustworthy word of the teaching, so that he may be able both to exhort with sound instruction and to refute those who contradict it.

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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 as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it

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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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As for the things that you have learned and received and heard and noticed in me, do them, and the God of peace will be with you.(A)

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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 thanks be to God that you who were slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted(A)

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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 what you have heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well.(A)

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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 I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one takes away your 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, then, what you received and heard; obey it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.(A)

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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 overflowed for me[a] with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.(A)

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  1. 1.14 Gk lacks for me

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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Occasion of the Letter

Beloved, while eagerly preparing to write to you about the salvation we share, I find it necessary to write and appeal to you to contend for the faith that was once and for all handed on to the saints.(A)

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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 a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth,(A)

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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 to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.(A)

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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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Teach Sound Doctrine

But as for you, teach what is consistent with sound instruction.

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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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