- These things command and teach.
- 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.
- Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
- Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
- Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
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- Command and teach these things.
- Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
- Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
- Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you.
- Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.
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