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| | |I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; | | |I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; |
| − | | | + | |So I entrust you before God and Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and dead when He arrives with his kingdom, |
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| | |Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. | | |Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. |
| − | | | + | |Preach the truth, whether the times are good or bad. Correct, encourage, and condemn, all with patience and truth. |
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| | |For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; | | |For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; |
| − | | | + | |Soon, people will not listen to the truth, but they'll call in teachers to tell them whatever lies they want to hear. |
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| | |And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. | | |And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. |
| − | | | + | |They will ignore the truth and listen instead to myths. |
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