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And the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
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speaking lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own conscience,
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forbidding to marry—to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,
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because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
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for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
A Good Servant of Jesus Christ
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Placing these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which you followed after,
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but reject the profane and old women’s fables, and exercise yourself to piety,
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for bodily exercise is to little profit, but piety is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;
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the word [is] steadfast, and worthy of all acceptance;
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for this we both labor and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Savior of all men—especially of those believing.
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Charge these things, and teach;
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let no one despise your youth, but become a pattern of those believing in word, in behavior, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;
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until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;
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do not be careless of the gift in you, that was given you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;
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be careful of these things; be in these things, that your advancement may be evident in all things;
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take heed to yourself and to the teaching; remain in them, for doing this thing, you will save both yourself and those hearing you.
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