10 Greet Apelles, whose fidelity to Christ has stood the test.(A)

Greet those who belong to the household(B) of Aristobulus.

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10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which are of Aristobulus' household.

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18 because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.(A)

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18 For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

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These have come so that the proven genuineness(A) of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire(B)—may result in praise, glory and honor(C) when Jesus Christ is revealed.(D)

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That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

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Remember how the Lord your God led(A) you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test(B) you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.

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And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

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10 They must first be tested;(A) and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.

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10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

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22 But you know that Timothy has proved himself, because as a son with his father(A) he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

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22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

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22 In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you.

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22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.

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Another reason I wrote you(A) was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.(B)

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For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

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19 No doubt there have to be differences among you to show which of you have God’s approval.(A)

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19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

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Final Greetings

19 Greet Priscilla[a] and Aquila(A) and the household of Onesiphorus.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 4:19 Greek Prisca, a variant of Priscilla

19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus.

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