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\BibleBook{1 Timothy}

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\BibleTitleTwo{This book is one of the letters that the Apostle Paul wrote to his assistant Timothy. We call this book }
\BibleMainTitle{1 Timothy }

\BibleSectionHeading{1 Timothy 1:1-2 }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{1 Timothy 1:1-2 }

\BibleSectionHeading{I, Paul, write to you, Timothy. May you be blessed by God and Christ Jesus with their kindness and mercy. }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{I, Paul, write to you, Timothy. May you be blessed by God and Christ Jesus with their kindness and mercy. }
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\verseNumber{20}Among|strong="G3588" the|strong="G2532" ones|strong="H2945" who|strong="G3739" have|strong="G2532" done|strong="G3361" that|strong="G2443" are|strong="G1510" Hymenaeus|strong="G5211" and|strong="G2532" Alexander, whom|strong="G3739" I|strong="G3739" put|strong="G2532" in|strong="G2532" the|strong="G2532" hands|strong="G3860" of|strong="G2532" Satan|strong="G4567", in|strong="G2532" order|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w when|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w Satan|strong="G4567"\+w* \+w punishes|strong="H7489"\+w* \+w them|strong="G3588"\+w*} they|strong="G2532" may|strong="G2532" learn|strong="G3811" not|strong="G3361" to|strong="G2443" teach|strong="H3925" wrong|strong="H7451" teaching|strong="G3811". 

\BibleSectionHeading{I instruct you how people who belong to God’s family and who hold fast to the truth should conduct themselves. }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{I instruct you how people who belong to God’s family and who hold fast to the truth should conduct themselves. }
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\verseNumber{4}He|strong="G2532" desires|strong="G2309" to|strong="G1519" save|strong="G4982" everyone|strong="G3956". He|strong="G2532" wants|strong="G2309" everyone|strong="G3956" to|strong="G1519" fully|strong="H4390" know|strong="H3045" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w and|strong="G2532"\+w* \+w accept|strong="H7521"\+w*} his|strong="G3956" true|strong="G1922" \BibleCharacterStyleADD{\+w message|strong="H1697"\+w*}. 
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God’s|strong="H0430" Spirit|strong="G4151" showed|strong="H7200"/demonstrated|strong="H6213" that|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510"/was|strong="G1510" truly|strong="G1722" the|strong="G1722" Messiah|strong="H4899" (OR|strong="G2532", that|strong="G3739" he|strong="G2532" always|strong="H3605" acted|strong="H6213" righteously|strong="H6664"); 
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Angels|strong="H4397" saw|strong="G3708" him|strong="G3588"; people|strong="G1484" preached|strong="G2784" about|strong="G1722" him|strong="G3588" in|strong="G1722" many|strong="G1722" nations|strong="G1484"; 
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People|strong="G1484" in|strong="G1722" many|strong="G1722" parts|strong="H3411" of|strong="G4151" the|strong="G1722" world|strong="G2889" believed|strong="G4100" the|strong="G1722" message|strong="H1697" about|strong="G1722" him|strong="G3588". 
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God|strong="G2532" took|strong="G2532" him|strong="G3588" up|strong="G2532" into|strong="G1722" heaven|strong="H8064". 

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\BibleSectionHeading{I instruct you how to act toward various groups in the church. }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{I instruct you how to act toward various groups in the church. }
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\BibleSectionHeading{Live in a way that agrees with Christian doctrine, and complete what I have commanded. }

\addcontentsline{toc}{toc}{Live in a way that agrees with Christian doctrine, and complete what I have commanded. }
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