12 Don’t let anyone look down on you(A) because you are young, but set an example(B) for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith(C) and in purity.

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12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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12 Let no one [a]despise your youth, but be an (A)example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, [b]in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 4:12 look down on your youthfulness
  2. 1 Timothy 4:12 NU omits in spirit

15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress.

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15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

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15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.

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