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1. Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work,
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1. Put them in mind G5279 G846 to be subject G5293 to principalities G746 and G2532 powers G1849 , to obey magistrates G3980 , to be G1511 ready G2092 to G4314 every G3956 good G18 work G2041 ,
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2. to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.
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2. To speak evil G987 of no man G3367 , to be G1511 no brawlers G269 , but gentle G1933 , showing G1731 all G3956 meekness G4236 unto G4314 all G3956 men G444 .
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3. For we too were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, captives of various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, detesting one another.
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3. For G1063 we G2249 ourselves also G2532 were G2258 sometimes G4218 foolish G453 , disobedient G545 , deceived G4105 , serving G1398 divers G4164 lusts G1939 and G2532 pleasures G2237 , living G1236 in G1722 malice G2549 and G2532 envy G5355 , hateful G4767 , and hating G3404 one another G240 .
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4. But when the goodness and love for man appeared from God our Savior,
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4. But G1161 after G3753 that the G3588 kindness G5544 and G2532 love of God our Savior toward man G5363 G2316 G2257 G4990 appeared G2014 ,
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5. He saved us-- not by works of righteousness that we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
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5. Not G3756 by G1537 works G2041 of G1722 righteousness G1343 which G3739 we G2249 have done G4160 , but G235 according G2596 to his G848 mercy G1656 he saved G4982 us G2248 , by G1223 the washing G3067 of regeneration G3824 , and G2532 renewing G342 of the Holy G40 Ghost G4151 ;
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6. This Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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6. Which G3739 he shed G1632 on G1909 us G2248 abundantly G4146 through G1223 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 our G2257 Savior G4990 ;
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7. so that having been justified by His grace, we may become heirs with the hope of eternal life.
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7. That G2443 being justified G1344 by his G1565 grace G5485 , we should be made G1096 heirs G2818 according G2596 to the hope G1680 of eternal G166 life G2222 .
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8. This saying is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.
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8. This is a faithful G4103 saying G3056 , and G2532 these things G5130 I will G1014 that thou G4571 affirm constantly G1226 , that G2443 they which have believed G4100 in God G2316 might be careful G5431 to maintain G4291 good G2570 works G2041 . These things G5023 are G2076 good G2570 and G2532 profitable G5624 unto men G444 .
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9. But avoid foolish debates, genealogies, quarrels, and disputes about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
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9. But G1161 avoid G4026 foolish G3474 questions G2214 , and G2532 genealogies G1076 , and G2532 contentions G2054 , and G2532 strivings G3163 about the law G3544 ; for G1063 they are G1526 unprofitable G512 and G2532 vain G3152 .
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10. Reject a divisive person after a first and second warning,
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10. A man G444 that is a heretic G141 after G3326 the first G3391 and G2532 second G1208 admonition G3559 reject G3868 ;
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11. knowing that such a person is perverted and sins, being self-condemned.
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11. Knowing G1492 that G3754 he that is such G5108 is subverted G1612 , and G2532 sinneth G264 , being G5607 condemned of himself G843 .
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12. When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, make every effort to come to me in Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
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12. When G3752 I shall send G3992 Artemas G734 unto G4314 thee G4571 , or G2228 Tychicus G5190 , be diligent G4704 to come G2064 unto G4314 me G3165 to G1519 Nicopolis G3533 : for G1063 I have determined G2919 there G1563 to winter G3914 .
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13. Diligently help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey, so that they will lack nothing.
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13. Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey G4311 G2211 G3588 G3544 G2532 G625 diligently G4709 , that G2443 nothing G3367 be wanting G3007 unto them G846 .
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14. And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works for cases of urgent need, so that they will not be unfruitful.
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14. And G1161 let ours G2251 also G2532 learn G3129 to maintain G4291 good G2570 works G2041 for G1519 necessary G316 uses G5532 , that G2443 they be G5600 not G3361 unfruitful G175 .
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15. All those who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with all of you.
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15. All G3956 that G3588 are with G3326 me G1700 salute G782 thee G4571 . Greet G782 them that love G5368 us G2248 in G1722 the faith G4102 . Grace G5485 be with G3326 you G5216 all G3956 . Amen G281 .
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