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But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, intention, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,

Persecutions, afflictions, which befel me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured; but the Lord delivered me out of all.

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned, and been fully assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them,

For the time will come, when they will not endure sound doctrine, but will heap to themselves teachers, according to their own desires, having itching ears.

But watch thou in all things, endure affliction, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge will render me in that day, and not to me only, but to all them likewise that have loved his appearing.

At my first defence no man was with me, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge?

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fully known, even that all nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus I have left at Miletus sick.

But a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, prudent, just, holy, temperate, Holding fast the faithful word,

To the clean all things are clean; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; but both their understanding and conscience are defiled.

They profess to know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and void of judgment as to every good work.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine, That the aged men be vigilant,

not answering again, Not stealing, but shewing all good fidelity, that they may in all things adorn the gospel of God our Saviour.

But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,

Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

but now profitable to thee and me, Whom I have sent again:

But I would do nothing without thy consent; that thy good deed might not be, as it were, by constraint, but willingly.