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For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving;
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for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
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If you instruct the brethren in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished in the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.
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But reject profane and old wives' fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.
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For bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
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This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance.
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For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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These things command and teach.
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Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
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Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
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Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.