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1 Timothy 5:21

1 Timothy 5:21

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

charge: 1 Timothy 6:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:27; 2 Timothy 2:14, 2 Timothy 4:1

the elect: Matthew 16:27, Matthew 25:41; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 1:6; Revelation 12:7-9, Revelation 14:10

that: Psalms 107:43, Psalms 119:34; Matthew 28:20

without preferring: or, without prejudice, Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 33:9; Proverbs 18:5; Luke 20:21; Acts 15:37-38; 2 Corinthians 5:16

partiality: Malachi 2:9; James 2:1-4, James 3:17

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