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1 Timothy 5:14

1 Timothy 5:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

I will: 1 Timothy 2:8

the younger: 1 Timothy 5:11, 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Corinthians 7:8-9; Hebrews 13:4

guide: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:9; Proverbs 14:1, Proverbs 31:27-29; Titus 2:5 *Gr.

give: 1 Timothy 6:1; 2 Samuel 12:14; Daniel 6:4; Romans 14:13; 2 Corinthians 11:12; Titus 2:5, Titus 2:8; 1 Peter 4:14-15

to speak reproachfully: Gr. for their railing, Luke 23:35-41

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