New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 4:12
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Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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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.
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Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.
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Let no one despise your youth, but be a pattern for the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Timothy 4
10 To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.
11 Command and teach these things.
12 Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, and to teaching.
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
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