World English Bible
1 Timothy 4:12
“Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.”
Verse in context — 1 Timothy 4
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For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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Command and teach these things.
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Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
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Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
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Don't neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the elders.
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