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13 [a](A)Hold to the (B)standard of (C)sound words (D)which you have heard from me, in the (E)faith and love which are in (F)Christ Jesus. 14 Guard, through the Holy Spirit who (G)dwells in us, the [b](H)treasure which has been entrusted to you.

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:13 Or Hold the example
  2. 2 Timothy 1:14 Lit good deposit

13 Hold to the standard[a] of sound words that you heard from me and do so with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.[b] 14 Protect that good thing[c] entrusted to you, through the Holy Spirit who lives within us.

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  1. 2 Timothy 1:13 tn Or “pattern.”
  2. 2 Timothy 1:13 tn Grk “in faith and love in Christ Jesus.”sn With the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. This describes the manner in which Timothy must hold to the standard (similar to Paul’s call for him to give attention to his life and his teaching in 1 Tim 4:11-16).
  3. 2 Timothy 1:14 sn That good thing (Grk “the good deposit”) refers to the truth of the gospel committed to Timothy (cf. 1 Tim 6:20).