but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, (A)and disciplined.

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Therefore (A)an overseer[a] must be above reproach, (B)the husband of one wife,[b] (C)sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, (D)hospitable, (E)able to teach,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or bishop; Greek episkopos; a similar term occurs in verse 1
  2. 1 Timothy 3:2 Or a man of one woman; also verse 12

Overcoming the World

(A)Everyone who believes that (B)Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and (C)everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him.

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14 We know that (A)we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death.

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Show yourself in all respects to be (A)a model of good works, and in your teaching (B)show integrity, (C)dignity,

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(A)heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, (B)not loving good,

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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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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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10 You are witnesses, and (A)God also, (B)how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.

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but (A)as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: (B)by great endurance, (C)in afflictions, (D)hardships, calamities, (E)beatings, imprisonments, (F)riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; (G)by purity, (H)knowledge, patience, kindness, (I)the Holy Spirit, (J)genuine love; by (K)truthful speech, and (L)the power of God; with (M)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; through honor and dishonor, (N)through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;

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15 (A)Hate evil, and love good,
    and establish justice (B)in the gate;
(C)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

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As for (A)the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
    in whom is all my delight.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 16:3 Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:

As soon as Hiram heard the words of Solomon, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the Lord this day, who has given to David a wise son to be over this great people.”

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Preparations for Building the Temple

[a] Now (A)Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, (B)for Hiram always loved David.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 5:1 Ch 5:15 in Hebrew

David and Jonathan's Friendship

18 As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan (A)loved him as his own soul.

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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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