1 Timothy 3:9
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
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- 1 Tim 1:19 : 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
- 1 Tim 1:5 : 5 ¶ Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:
- 1 Tim 3:16 : 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
- 2 John 1:9-9 : 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 ¶ If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God speed:
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10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.
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19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
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5 ¶ Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:
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7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
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14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
15 Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
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6 ¶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.
7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;
9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
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10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
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2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
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13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
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7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.
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15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
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18 ¶ Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
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15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 ¶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
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9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
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3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
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14 That thou keep [this] commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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2 While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.
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3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.
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2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
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3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:
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10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
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8 [This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
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26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
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14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
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12 ¶ For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
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11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:
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20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
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22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of other men's sins: keep thyself pure.