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I charge thee, before God, and our Lord Jesus the Messiah, and his elect angels, that thou observe these things; and let not your mind be preoccupied by any thing: and do nothing with a respect for persons.

For we brought nothing into the world; and we know that we can carry nothing out of it.

for the love of money is the root of all these evils. And there are some who, coveting it, have erred from the faith, and brought themselves into many sorrows.

who only is incorruptible, and dwelleth in light to which no one can approach; and whom no man hath seen, or even can see: to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Charge the rich of this world, that they be not uplifted in their minds; and that they confide not in riches, in which is no security; but in the living God, who giveth us all things abundantly for our comfort:

and that they lay up for themselves a good foundation for that which is future; that they may take hold of real life.

for they who profess it, have erred from the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of energy, and of love, and of instruction.

Therefore I suffer these things: and I am not ashamed; for I know in whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is competent to keep for me my deposit against that day.

May our Lord bestow mercy on the house of Onesiphorus; for, many times, he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of the chains of my imprisonment.

But also, when he came to Rome, he sought for me with diligence, and found me.

Therefore I endure every thing, for the elect's sake; that they also may obtain life, in Jesus the Messiah, with eternal glory.

Faithful is the saying, For if we shall have died with him, we shall also live with him;

And if we shall have not believed in him, he abideth in his fidelity; for he cannot reject himself.

Avoid vain discourses, in which there is no profit; for they very much add to the wickedness of those occupied with them.

But in a great house, there are not only vessels of gold or silver, but also of wood and of pottery; and some of them for honor, and some for dishonor.

If therefore any one purge himself from these things, he will be a pure vessel for honor, fit for the use of his Lord, and prepared for every good work.

Avoid those foolish discussions which afford no instruction; for thou knowest, that they generate contests.

having a form of respect for God, but wide from the power of God. Them who are such, repel from thee.

For of them are they who creep into this and that house, and captivate the women who are plunged in sins and led away by divers lusts,