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17 I pray that honor and glory will always be given to the only God, who lives forever and is the invisible and eternal King! Amen.

18 Timothy, my son, the instructions I am giving you are based on what some prophets[a] once said about you. If you follow these instructions, you will fight like a good soldier. 19 You will be faithful and have a clear conscience. Some people have made a mess of their faith because they didn't listen to their consciences.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.18 prophets: Probably the Christian prophets referred to in 4.14.

17 Now to the King(A) eternal, immortal,(B) invisible,(C) the only God,(D) be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.(E)

The Charge to Timothy Renewed

18 Timothy, my son,(F) I am giving you this command in keeping with the prophecies once made about you,(G) so that by recalling them you may fight the battle well,(H) 19 holding on to faith and a good conscience,(I) which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.(J)

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