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He prophesies of the latter days, and exhorts Timothy to the diligent reading of the holy scripture.

The Spirit speaks clearly that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, and will give heed to spirits of error, and to devilish teaching by those who speak falsely through hypocrisy, who have their consciences marked with an hot iron, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

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The Spirit(A) clearly says that in later times(B) some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits(C) and things taught by demons. Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.(D) They forbid people to marry(E) and order them to abstain from certain foods,(F) which God created(G) to be received with thanksgiving(H) by those who believe and who know the truth.

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