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[a]I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; [b]reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. For the time will come when they will not endure the [c]sound [d]doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables. But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

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  1. 2 Timothy 4:1 Or, I testify, in the sight . . . dead, both of his appearing etc.
  2. 2 Timothy 4:2 Or, bring to the proof
  3. 2 Timothy 4:3 Greek healthful.
  4. 2 Timothy 4:3 Or, teaching