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1 Tim. 6:11 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But thou, O manl of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

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Deut. 33:1• ¹And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (Deut. 33:1)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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1 Tim. 6:20• ²⁰O Timotheus, keep the entrusted deposit, avoiding profane, vain babblings, and oppositions of false-named knowledge, (1 Tim. 6:20)

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Deut. 33:1• ¹And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (Deut. 33:1)

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1 Sam. 2:27• ²⁷And there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Did I plainly reveal myself to the house of thy father when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house, (1 Sam. 2:27)

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1 Sam. 9:6• ⁶And he said to him, Behold now, a man of God is in this city, and the man is held in honour; all that he says comes surely to pass. Let us now go thither: perhaps he will shew us the way that we should go. (1 Sam. 9:6)

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1 Kings 13:1,26• ¹And behold, there came a man of God from Judah, by the word of Jehovah, to Bethel; and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
²⁶And the prophet that brought him back from the way heard of it and said, It is the man of God who was disobedient to the word of Jehovah; therefore Jehovah has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and slain him, according to the word of Jehovah which he spoke to him. (1 Kings 13:1,26)

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1 Kings 17:18,24• ¹⁸And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?
²⁴And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of Jehovah in thy mouth is truth. (1 Kings 17:18,24)

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1 Kings 20:28• ²⁸And the man of God drew near, and spoke to the king of Israel and said, Thus saith Jehovah: Because the Syrians have said, Jehovah is a god of the mountains, but he is not a god of the valleys, I will give all this great multitude into thy hand, and ye shall know that I am Jehovah. (1 Kings 20:28)

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2 Kings 1:9,13• ⁹And he sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, he sat on the top of the mount. And he spoke to him: Man of God, the king says, Come down!
¹³And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him and said to him, Man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. (2 Kings 1:9,13)

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2 Kings 5:20• ²⁰And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him. (2 Kings 5:20)

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2 Kings 23:17• ¹⁷Then he said, What tombstone is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which thou hast done against the altar of Bethel. (2 Kings 23:17)

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1 Chron. 23:14• ¹⁴--And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. (1 Chron. 23:14)

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2 Chron. 8:14• ¹⁴And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their charges, to praise and serve before the priests, as the duty of every day required; and the doorkeepers by their divisions at every gate: for such was the commandment of David the man of God; (2 Chron. 8:14)

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Neh. 12:24,36• ²⁴And the chief Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
³⁶and his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azareel, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God; and Ezra the scribe before them. (Neh. 12:24,36)

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Jer. 35:4• ⁴and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold. (Jer. 35:4)

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2 Tim. 3:17• ¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work. (2 Tim. 3:17)

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1 Cor. 6:18• ¹⁸Flee fornication. Every sin which a man may practise is without the body, but he that commits fornication sins against his own body. (1 Cor. 6:18)

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1 Cor. 10:14• ¹⁴Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. (1 Cor. 10:14)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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1 Tim. 5:10• ¹⁰borne witness to in good works, if she have brought up children, if she have exercised hospitality, if she have washed saints' feet, if she have imparted relief to the distressed, if she have diligently followed every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10)

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Deut. 16:20• ²⁰Perfect justice shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and possess the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee. (Deut. 16:20)

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Psa. 34:14• ¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psa. 34:14)

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Psa. 38:20• ²⁰And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good. (Psa. 38:20)

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Isa. 51:1• ¹Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged. (Isa. 51:1)

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Rom. 14:19• ¹⁹So then let us pursue the things which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another. (Rom. 14:19)

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1 Cor. 14:1• ¹Follow after love, and be emulous of spiritual manifestations, but rather that ye may prophesy. (1 Cor. 14:1)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord: (Heb. 12:14)

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1 Peter 3:11• ¹¹And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; (1 Peter 3:11)

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1 Tim. 4:12• ¹²Let no one despise thy youth, but be a model of the believers, in word, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. (1 Tim. 4:12)

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Gal. 5:22‑23• ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
²³meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law. (Gal. 5:22‑23)

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Phil. 4:8‑9• ⁸For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are noble, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are amiable, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue and if any praise, think on these things.
⁹What ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, these things do; and the God of peace shall be with you. (Phil. 4:8‑9)

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Titus 2:11‑12• ¹¹For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
¹²teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things, (Titus 2:11‑12)

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2 Peter 1:5‑7• ⁵But for this very reason also, using therewith all diligence, in your faith have also virtue, in virtue knowledge,
⁶in knowledge temperance, in temperance endurance, in endurance godliness,
⁷in godliness brotherly love, in brotherly love love: (2 Peter 1:5‑7)

• "Man of God"... regards him as one identified with the interests and character of God in deed and in truth. (“On 1 Timothy 6:11-16” by W. Kelly)

• Practical consistency with one's relationship is indispensable, as is reverent affection Godward, the light of the unseen let in on the present and the activity of the heart in good, the spirit made up to bear evil, and this with meekness, not with resentment and impatience. (“On 1 Timothy 6:11-16” by W. Kelly)

• He was, therefore, to follow after other things than earthly riches—the character of a man of God— righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness: these were the things which, in man, presented God to the world and glorified Him. (“1 Timothy 6” by J.N. Darby)

• In the New Testament the expression "man of God" only occurs in the Epistles to Timothy. Here it is definitely applied to Timothy; in the Second Epistle it is applied to all who, in an evil day, walk in faithful obedience to the word of God (2 Tim. 3:17). (“Warnings Against Pride of the Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 6” by H. Smith)

• But this righteousness to one another is taken up in the holy fear that realizes our relationships to God, and what is due to God; this is piety. (“Warnings Against Pride of the Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 6” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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But *thou*, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spirit.

W. Kelly Translation

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But thou, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, pietya, faith, love, endurance, meekness of spiritb.

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Or, "godliness".

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The older reading "praupatheian" seems stronger than the ordinary word for "meekness."