I Timothy 4:12
The Scripture
(12) Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Paul warned that in the latter times some would depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils, forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from meats which God created to be received with thanksgiving. He instructed Timothy to be a good minister of Jesus Christ by exercising himself unto godliness, noting that while bodily exercise profits little, godliness is profitable unto all things.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Matthew 18:10I Corinthians 16:10I Corinthians 16:11II Timothy 2:7II Timothy 2:15II Timothy 2:22I Corinthians 11:1I Thessalonians 1:6I Thessalonians 2:10II Thessalonians 3:7II Thessalonians 3:8II Thessalonians 3:9
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