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Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

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And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

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Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

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No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

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And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

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The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

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Consider what I say and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

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Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

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Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds but the word of God is not bound.

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Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

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[It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with [him], we shall also live with [him]:

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If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we deny [him], he also will deny us:

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If we believe not, [yet] he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.