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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• (Deut. 33:1)

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

O man.

1 Tim. 6:20• ²⁰O Timothy, keep the deposit, turning away from the profane babblings and oppositions of the falsely-named knowledge, (1 Tim. 6:20)

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Deut. 33:1• (Deut. 33:1)

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1 Sam. 2:27• (1 Sam. 2:27)

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1 Sam. 9:6• (1 Sam. 9:6)

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1 Kings 13:1,26• (1 Kings 13:1,26)

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1 Kings 17:18,24• (1 Kings 17:18,24)

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1 Kings 20:28• (1 Kings 20:28)

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2 Kings 1:9,13• (2 Kings 1:9,13)

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2 Kings 5:20• (2 Kings 5:20)

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2 Kings 23:17• (2 Kings 23:17)

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1 Chron. 23:14• (1 Chron. 23:14)

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2 Chron. 8:14• (2 Chron. 8:14)

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Neh. 12:24,36• (Neh. 12:24,36)

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Jer. 35:4• (Jer. 35:4)

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2 Tim. 3:17• ¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, furnished thoroughly unto every good work. (2 Tim. 3:17)

flee.

1 Cor. 6:18• ¹⁸Flee fornication. Every sin whatsoever that a man may Practice is outside the body, but the fornicator sinneth 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 flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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1 Tim. 5:10• ¹⁰witnessed of in good works, if she reared children, if she entertained strangers, if she washed saints' feet, if she relieved afflicted [persons], if she followed up every good work. (1 Tim. 5:10)

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Deut. 16:20• (Deut. 16:20)

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Psa. 34:14• (Psa. 34:14)

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Psa. 38:20• (Psa. 38:20)

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Isa. 51:1• (Isa. 51:1)

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Rom. 14:19• ¹⁹So then let us pursue the things of peace and the things of edifying one another. (Rom. 14:19)

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1 Cor. 14:1• ¹Pursue love, but earnestly desire the spiritual things, yet rather that ye may prophesy. (1 Cor. 14:1)

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

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Pursue peace with all, and holiness apart from which no one shall see the Lord, (Heb. 12:14)

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1 Peter 3:11• ¹¹and let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; (1 Peter 3:11)

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1 Tim. 4:12• ¹²Let none despise thy youth, but be a pattern of the faithful 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, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control:
²³against 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 noble, whatsoever just, whatsoever pure, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good report, if there [is] any virtue, and if any praise, these things consider.
⁹Those things which ye also learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me, 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 appeared bringing salvation to all men,
¹²instructing us that, having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godlily in this present age, (Titus 2:11‑12)

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2 Peter 1:5‑7• ⁵But for this very thing also, bringing in besides all diligence, in your faith supply virtue, and in virtue knowledge,
⁶and in knowledge temperance, and in temperance endurance, and in endurance godliness,
⁷and in godliness brotherly affection, and in brotherly affection 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.

WK Translation Notes

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Or, "godliness".

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