1 Timothy 3:6

6He must not be a recent convert, or he may abecome puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.

1 Timothy 3:15-16

15if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. 16Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

bHe
Greek Who; some manuscripts God; others Which
was manifested in the flesh,
vindicated
Or justified
by the Spirit,
Or  vindicated in spirit

fseen by angels,
gproclaimed among the nations,
hbelieved on in the world,
itaken up in glory.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 jAll Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17that kthe man of God
That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)
may be complete, mequipped nfor every good work.

Titus 1:9

9He must ohold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in psound
Or healthy; also verse 13
doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Titus 2:6-7

6Likewise, urge rthe younger men to be self-controlled. 7Show yourself in all respects to be sa model of good works, and in your teaching tshow integrity, udignity,
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