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|Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

|Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

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|Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ our hope, by the commandment of God our Saviour.

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|I am trying to get rid of the repetition here

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|Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

|Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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|To Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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|As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

|As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,

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|I told you to stay in Ephesus and instruct people when I went in Macedonia, and I urge you to continue doing so. They should not teach a different doctrine,

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|Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

|Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

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|nor focus on myths and endless genealogies, as these engender pointless speculation rather than the divine growth which is in Faith.

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|the 'pointless speculations on myths' have echoes in current issues: global warming, evolution,...

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