For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Timothy 4:10 in context
1 Timothy 4:7–13
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But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
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For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.
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This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.
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For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.
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Command and teach these things.
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Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.
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Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.
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