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| | |Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. | | |Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. |
| − | | | + | |You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Jesus Christ. |
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| | |And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. | | |And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. |
| − | | | + | |And the things I told you, among many witnesses, you shall entrust to believers who will be qualified to teach others. |
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| | |Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. | | |Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. |
| − | | | + | |Endure the hardships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. |
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| | |No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. | | |No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. |
| − | | | + | |No soldier meddles with civilian affairs, he obeys his commanding officer. |
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| | |And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. | | |And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. |
| − | | | + | |In the same way, an athlete does not win if he does not follow the rules of the game. |
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| | |The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. | | |The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. |
| − | | | + | |The hardworking farmer should have the greater part of his crops. |
| − | | | + | |Some interesting conservative ethos here |
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| | |Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. | | |Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things. |
| − | | | + | |Meditate on these things, and the Lord shall provide you with insight on them. |
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| | |Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: | | |Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: |
| − | | | + | |Remember that I proclaim that Jesus Christ, descendant of David, was raised from the dead |
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| | |Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. | | |Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound. |
| − | | | + | |and for this I am chained like a criminal, but the word of God is not. |
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| | |Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. | | |Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. |
| − | | | + | |Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they may be saved by Jesus Christ. |
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| | |[It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with [him], we shall also live with [him]: | | |[It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with [him], we shall also live with [him]: |
| − | | | + | |It is true that, if we die with him, we will live with him. |
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| | |If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we deny [him], he also will deny us: | | |If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we deny [him], he also will deny us: |
| − | | | + | |If we suffer, we will reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us. |
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| | |If we believe not, [yet] he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. | | |If we believe not, [yet] he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself. |
| − | | | + | |If we are faithless, he will not, for he can not disown himself. |
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| | ==Chapter 3== | | ==Chapter 3== |