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1 Timothy 6:19

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Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:17

    Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

  2. 1 Timothy 6:18

    That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

  3. 1 Timothy 6:20

    O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

  4. 1 Timothy 6:21

    Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen. The first to Timothy was written from Laodicea, which is the chiefest city of Phrygia Pacatiana.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.