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\w Tychicus|strong="G5190"\w* \w I|strong="G1161"\w* \w sent|strong="G0649"\w* \w to|strong="G1519"\w* \w Ephesus|strong="G2181"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* \w by|strong="G1223"\w* \w my|strong="G0191"\w* side \w and|strong="G2532"\w* gave \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w strength|strong="G1743"\w*; \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w through|strong="G1223"\w* \w me|strong="G1473"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* news \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* given \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w full|strong="G3956"\w* measure, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w Gentiles|strong="G1484"\w* \w might|strong="G2532"\w* \w give|strong="G0191"\w* ear: \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w was|strong="G3588"\w* taken \w out|strong="G1537"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w mouth|strong="G4750"\w* \w of|strong="G1537"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w lion|strong="G3023"\w*.


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\w Give|strong="G0782"\w* \w my|strong="G2532"\w* love \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w Prisca|strong="G4251"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w Aquila|strong="G0207"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w of|strong="G3624"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w house|strong="G3624"\w* \w of|strong="G3624"\w* \w Onesiphorus|strong="G3683"\w*.


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\w The|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w be|strong="G3326"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w your|strong="G2962"\w* \w spirit|strong="G4151"\w*. \w Grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w be|strong="G3326"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G0235"\w* opening his house freely \w to|strong="G1342"\w* guests; a lover \w of|strong="G1342"\w* \w what|strong="G0235"\w* \w is|strong="G1342"\w* \w good|strong="G5358"\w*, serious-minded, \w upright|strong="G1342"\w*, \w holy|strong="G3741"\w*, \w self-controlled|strong="G4998"\w*;


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\w Our|strong="G0080"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w* \w Timothy|strong="G5095"\w* \w has|strong="G3739"\w* been \w let|strong="G0630"\w* out \w of|strong="G0080"\w* prison; \w and|strong="G2064"\w* \w if|strong="G1437"\w* \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w comes|strong="G2064"\w* here \w in|strong="G0080"\w* \w a|strong="G3708"\w* short time, \w he|strong="G3739"\w* \w and|strong="G2064"\w* \w I|strong="G1473"\w* \w will|strong="G3739"\w* \w come|strong="G2064"\w* \w to|strong="G2064"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w together|strong="G3326"\w*.


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\w Give|strong="G0782"\w* \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G0575"\w* love \w from|strong="G0575"\w* \w me|strong="G2233"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* rulers over \w you|strong="G5210"\w*, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w the|strong="G3956"\w* \w saints|strong="G0040"\w*. \w Those|strong="G3588"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3956"\w* \w in|strong="G2532"\w* \w Italy|strong="G2482"\w* \w send|strong="G0782"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w their|strong="G2532"\w* love.


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\w May|strong="G3956"\w* \w grace|strong="G5485"\w* \w be|strong="G3956"\w* \w with|strong="G3326"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w*.


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\w James|strong="G2385"\w*, \w a|strong="G2532"\w* \w servant|strong="G1401"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w* \w Jesus|strong="G2424"\w* \w Christ|strong="G5547"\w*, sends \w words|strong="G2532"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* love \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w twelve|strong="G1427"\w* \w tribes|strong="G5443"\w* \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* Jews living \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* parts \w of|strong="G2316"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* earth.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w let|strong="G2443"\w* \w this|strong="G3588"\w* power \w have|strong="G2192"\w* its \w full|strong="G2192"\w* \w effect|strong="G2041"\w*, \w so|strong="G2443"\w* \w that|strong="G2443"\w* \w you|strong="G1722"\w* \w may|strong="G2532"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* made \w complete|strong="G3648"\w*, needing \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w if|strong="G1487"\w* \w any|strong="G5100"\w* \w man|strong="G5100"\w* \w among|strong="G3844"\w* \w you|strong="G5210"\w* \w is|strong="G2316"\w* \w without|strong="G3361"\w* \w wisdom|strong="G4678"\w*, let \w him|strong="G0846"\w* \w make|strong="G1325"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w request|strong="G0154"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*, \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w gives|strong="G1325"\w* freely \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w without|strong="G3361"\w* \w an|strong="G1325"\w* unkind word, \w and|strong="G2532"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w will|strong="G2316"\w* \w be|strong="G2532"\w* \w given|strong="G1325"\w* \w to|strong="G2532"\w* \w him|strong="G0846"\w*.


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Let \w him|strong="G2532"\w* make \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w request|strong="G0154"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w faith|strong="G4102"\w*, \w doubting|strong="G1252"\w* \w nothing|strong="G3367"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w who|strong="G3588"\w* \w has|strong="G4102"\w* \w doubt|strong="G1252"\w* \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* heart \w is|strong="G3588"\w* like \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w waves|strong="G2830"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w sea|strong="G2281"\w*, \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w are|strong="G3588"\w* troubled \w by|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* driving \w of|strong="G1722"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w wind|strong="G4494"\w*.


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Let \w it|strong="G2983"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* seem \w to|strong="G5100"\w* \w such|strong="G5100"\w* \w a|strong="G2983"\w* \w man|strong="G0444"\w* \w that|strong="G3754"\w* \w he|strong="G3754"\w* \w will|strong="G2962"\w* get \w anything|strong="G5100"\w* \w from|strong="G3844"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w Lord|strong="G2962"\w*;


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\w For|strong="G1722"\w* \w there|strong="G1722"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w a|strong="G0435"\w* division \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* mind, \w and|strong="G0435"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* uncertain \w in|strong="G1722"\w* \w all|strong="G3956"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w ways|strong="G3598"\w*.


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* let \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w brother|strong="G0080"\w* \w of|strong="G1722"\w* low \w position|strong="G5311"\w* \w be|strong="G1722"\w* glad \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* lifted up;


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\w Let|strong="G1510"\w* \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w man|strong="G3762"\w* \w say|strong="G3004"\w* \w when|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w tested|strong="G3985"\w*, \w I|strong="G3754"\w* \w am|strong="G1510"\w* \w tested|strong="G3985"\w* \w by|strong="G0575"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w*; \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w it|strong="G0846"\w* \w is|strong="G1510"\w* \w not|strong="G3367"\w* possible \w for|strong="G1063"\w* \w God|strong="G2316"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w* \w tested|strong="G3985"\w* \w by|strong="G0575"\w* \w evil|strong="G2556"\w*, \w and|strong="G1161"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w himself|strong="G0846"\w* puts \w no|strong="G3762"\w* \w man|strong="G3762"\w* \w to|strong="G3004"\w* \w such|strong="G3762"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* \w test|strong="G3985"\w*:


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\w But|strong="G1161"\w* \w every|strong="G1538"\w* \w man|strong="G1538"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* \w tested|strong="G3985"\w* \w when|strong="G2532"\w* \w he|strong="G2532"\w* \w is|strong="G3588"\w* turned out \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* right way \w by|strong="G5259"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* attraction \w of|strong="G3588"\w* \w his|strong="G2532"\w* \w desire|strong="G1939"\w*.


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\w Do|strong="G3361"\w* \w not|strong="G3361"\w* \w be|strong="G3361"\w* turned \w from|strong="G3361"\w* \w the|strong="G4105"\w* right way, \w dear|strong="G0027"\w* \w brothers|strong="G0080"\w*.


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\w Of|strong="G3056"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w purpose|strong="G0846"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* gave \w us|strong="G1519"\w* \w being|strong="G1510"\w*, \w by|strong="G1519"\w* \w his|strong="G0846"\w* \w true|strong="G0225"\w* \w word|strong="G3056"\w*, \w so|strong="G1519"\w* \w that|strong="G0846"\w* \w we|strong="G2249"\w* \w might|strong="G5100"\w* \w be|strong="G1510"\w*, \w in|strong="G1519"\w* \w a|strong="G1510"\w* sense, \w the|strong="G3588"\w* first-fruits \w of|strong="G3056"\w* \w all|strong="G3588"\w* \w the|strong="G3588"\w* \w things|strong="G0846"\w* \w which|strong="G3588"\w* \w he|strong="G0846"\w* \w had|strong="G1510"\w* made.


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