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for which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, even to the point of chains; but the word of God is not chained.
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Therefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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This is a faithful saying: For if we died with Him, We shall also live with Him.
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If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us.
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If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself.
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Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.
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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
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But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.
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And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
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who have strayed concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
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Nevertheless the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and, "Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity."