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But they won't get very far with their foolishness. Soon everyone will know the truth about them, just as Jannes and Jambres were found out.

But evil people who pretend to be what they are not will become worse than ever, as they fool others and are fooled themselves.

to preach God's message. Do it willingly, even if it isn't the popular thing to do. You must correct people and point out their sins. But also cheer them up, and when you instruct them, always be patient.

But you must stay calm and be willing to suffer. You must work hard to tell the good news and to do your job well.

Alexander, the metalworker, has hurt me in many ways. But the Lord will pay him back for what he has done.

But the Lord stood beside me. He gave me the strength to tell his full message, so that all Gentiles would hear it. And I was kept safe from hungry lions.

But you must make them be quiet. They are after money, and they upset whole families by teaching what they should not.

Everything is pure for someone whose heart is pure. But nothing is pure for an unbeliever with a dirty mind. That person's mind and conscience are destroyed.

Such people claim to know God, but their actions prove that they really don't. They are disgusting. They won't obey God, and they are too worthless to do anything good.

But don't have anything to do with stupid arguments about ancestors. And stay away from disagreements and quarrels about the Law of Moses. Such arguments are useless and senseless.

But I would rather ask you to do it simply because of love. Yes, as someone in jail for Christ,

Before this, he was useless to you, but now he is useful both to you and to me.

But I won't do anything unless you agree to it first. I want your act of kindness to come from your heart, and not be something you feel forced to do.

but not as a slave. Onesimus is much more than a slave. To me he is a dear friend, but to you he is even more, both as a person and as a follower of the Lord.

With my own hand I write: I, PAUL, WILL PAY YOU BACK. But don't forget that you owe me your life.

But now at last, God sent his Son to bring his message to us. God created the universe by his Son, and everything will someday belong to the Son.

But God says about his Son, "You are God, and you will rule as King forever! Your royal power brings about justice.

They will all disappear and wear out like clothes, but you will last forever.

You will roll them up like a robe and change them like a garment. But you are always the same, and you will live forever."

And you have put everything under our power!" God has put everything under our power and has not left anything out of our power. But we still don't see it all under our power.