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Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.

The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.

If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.

But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.

…he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:

…which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.

He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.

He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.

Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

You know that everyone in the province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.

May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.

You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

You therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

Remind the believers of these things, charging them before God to avoid quarreling over words, which succeeds only in leading the listeners to ruin.

He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.

But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

…my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.

From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

…because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.

Erastus has remained at Corinth, and Trophimus I left sick in Miletus.

…in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.

To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound in faith, love, and perseverance.

Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.

In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.

In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

In everything, show yourself to be an example by doing good works. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

…not stealing from them, but showing all good faith, so that in every respect they will adorn the teaching about God our Savior.

It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.

All who are with me send you greetings. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.

I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers,

…because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.

I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

I take great joy and encouragement in your love, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.

So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper,

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.

…no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

…no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.

But if he has wronged you in any way or owes you anything, charge it to my account.

Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

In the meantime, prepare a guest room for me, because I hope that through your prayers I will be restored to you.

Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends you greetings,

On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.

But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.

And: “In the beginning, O Lord, You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.

But somewhere it is testified in these words: “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You care for him?

In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.

He says: “I will proclaim Your name to My brothers; I will sing Your praises in the assembly.”

And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”

Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

…and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.

For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.