22 So (A)flee (B)youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with (C)those who call on the Lord (D)from a pure heart.

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11 Beloved, I urge you (A)as sojourners and exiles (B)to abstain from the passions of the flesh, (C)which wage war against your soul.

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11 let him turn away from evil and do good;
    let him seek peace and pursue it.

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18 (A)Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin[a] a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person (B)sins against his own body.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 6:18 Or Every sin

Fight the Good Fight of Faith

11 But as for you, (A)O man of God, (B)flee these things. (C)Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

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Beth

How can (A)a young man keep his way pure?
    By guarding it according to your word.

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14 (A)Strive for peace with everyone, and for the (B)holiness (C)without which no one will see the Lord.

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12 (A)Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers (B)an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

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18 If I had (A)cherished iniquity in my heart,
    (B)the Lord would not have listened.
19 But truly (C)God has listened;
    he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

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14 Therefore, my beloved, (A)flee from idolatry.

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The aim of our charge is love (A)that issues from a pure heart and (B)a good conscience and (C)a sincere faith.

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(A)Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth. (B)Walk in the ways of your heart and (C)the sight of your eyes. But know that for all these things (D)God will bring you into judgment.

10 Remove vexation from your heart, and (E)put away pain[a] from your body, for youth and the dawn of life are vanity.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:10 Or evil

17 I know, my God, (A)that you test the heart and (B)have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. 18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.

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