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Come Follow Me 2023: 1 and 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon

1 and 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon

October 23–29
“Be Thou an Example of the Believers”

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1 Timothy 1

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(1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

(1) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior and our hope,

1 Timothy 2

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(4) Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

(4) Who is willing to have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth which is in Christ Jesus,

(5) For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

(5) Who is the Only Begotten Son of God and ordained to be a mediator between God and man, who is one Godand hath power over all men.

(12) But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

(12) For I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

(15) Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

(15) Notwithstanding, they shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

1 Timothy 3

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(8) Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

(8) Likewise, the deacons must be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

(15–16) 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.

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.

(15–16) 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 is (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.

1 Timothy 4

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(2) Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

(2) Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared as with a hot iron;

1 Timothy 5

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(10) Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

(10) Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ clothes, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

(23–25) Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after.

Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

(23–25) Some men’s sins are open beforehand, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. Likewise also the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid. Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.

1 Timothy 6

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(15–16) Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

(15–16) Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, to whom be honor and power everlasting, who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light, whom no man hath seen, nor can see, unto whom no man can approach—only he who hath the light and hope of immortality dwelling in him.

2 Timothy 1

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(9) Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

(9) Who hath saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

2 Timothy 2

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(5) And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

(5) And if a man also strive for masteries, yet he is not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

(8) Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

(8) Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to the gospel,

(11) It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

(11) Forthis is a faithful saying: If we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

2 Timothy 3

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(13) But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

(13) For evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

(16) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

(16) And all scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

2 Timothy 4

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(1) I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

(1) I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing in his kingdom;

(2) Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

(2) Preach the word; be instant in season. Those who are out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

(22) The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

(22) The Lord Jesus Christ be with you, and grace be with you all. Amen.

Titus 1

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(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.

(15) Unto the pure all things be pure, but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

Titus 2

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(11) For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

(11) For the grace of God, which bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared.

Philemon

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(25) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

(25) The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

Reading Resources

1 and 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon

Lynne Hilton Wilson, "1 and 2 Timothy; Philemon," Come Follow Me: The New Testament, 2019.

Background to the Pauline Epistles:

  • Frank F. Judd Jr., “The Epistles of the Apostle Paul: An Overview,” in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 419-445.
  • Nicholas J. Frederick, “The Life of the Apostle Paul: An Overview,” in New Testament History, Culture, and Society: A Background to the Texts of the New Testament, ed. Lincoln H. Blumell (Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2019), 393-418.
  • Eric D. Huntsman, “The Occasional Nature, Composition, and Structure of Paul’s Letters,” in How the New Testament Came to Be: The Thirty-fifth Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium, ed. Kent P. Jackson and Frank F. Judd Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 190–207.
  • Brad Farnsworth, John Hilton III, Jaclyn Nielson, Jonathan Ogden, Prophetic Use of the Pauline Epistles, 1970–2013,” Religious Educator 16, no.1 (2015): 77–103

Timothy and Titus:

  • Timothy,” Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible.
  • Epistle of Titus,” Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible.

Organization of Christ’s Church:

  • Grant Underwood, “The ‘Same’ Organization That Existed in the Primitive Church,” in Go Ye into All the World: Messages of the New Testament Apostles, 31st Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2002), 167–186.
  • Kent P. Jackson, “New Testament Prophecies of Apostasy,” in Sperry Symposium Classics: The New Testament, ed. Frank F. Judd Jr. and Gaye Strathearn (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2006), 394–406

An Example of the Believers:

The Spirit of Fear Is not from God:

Living the Gospel Provides Safety:

Philemon: