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[1]Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha.
[2]And those [doctrines] which thou hast heard from me by many witnesses, them commit to faithful men, who are also able to teach others.
[3]And endure evils as a good soldier of Jeshu Meshiha.
[4]No man serveth as a soldier, and entangleth himself with the affairs of the world, that he might please him who hath chosen him.
[5]And if one contendeth, he is not crowned, unless according to his law he contend.
[6]It becometh the husbandman who laboureth that he should first eat of his fruits.
[7]Understand what I say to thee. Our Lord give thee wisdom in all things.
[8]Remember Jeshu Meshiha, that he arose from among the dead, he who is of the seed of David, according to my gospel;
[9]For which I endure evils unto bonds, as an evil-doer: but the word of Aloha is not bound.
[10]Therefore I endure every thing on account of the elect, that they also may find salvation in Jeshu Meshiha, with the glory that is eternal.
[11]Faithful is the word: for if we be dead with him, with him also we shall live;
[12]And if we endure, we shall also reign with him; but, if we deny him, he also will deny us!
[13]And if we believe him not, he in his faithfulness abideth; for deny himself he cannot.
[14]Of these [truths] remind them, and testify before our Lord, that they contend not with unprofitable words, to the overturning of those who hear them.
[15]And be careful to establish thyself perfectly before Aloha, a workman without shame, preaching rightly the word of truth.
[16]From vain words which have no utility in them withdraw; for they add greatly to the wickedness of those who are occupied with them.
[17]And their words as an eating cancer will lay hold upon many: but one of them is Hymeneos, and another Philetos,
[18]Who have erred from the truth, saying, that the resurrection of the dead hath been, and the faith of some overturning.
[19]But the true foundation of Aloha standeth; and it hath this signature: And the Lord knoweth them who are his. And, Let every one who invoketh the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.
[20]But in a great house there are not vessels of gold only or of silver, but also of wood, also of clay: of them [some are] to honour, and of them [some] to dishonour.
[21]If a man then purify himself from these, he will be a pure vessel unto honour, fitted for the use of his Lord, and prepared for every good work.
[22]From all the lusts of youth escape; and pursueⓘ after righteousness, and faith, and charity, and peace, with them who call upon the Lord with a pure heart.
[23]From foolish controversies which are without instruction withdraw; for thou knowest that they beget strifes.ⓘ
[24]But a servant of the Lord oweth not to strive,ⓘ but to be gentle towards every man, and teaching, and long-suffering,
[25]That he may instruct them who would contend against him with meekness, if by any means Aloha may give them conversion, and they may acknowledge the truth,
[26]And be mindful of themselves, and remove from the snare of Satana, by whom they have been entrapped at his will.
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