1 Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work, 2 to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.
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2 Timothy 2:23–25
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1 Timothy 6:17–19
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1 Timothy 5:6–8
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