Be Thou An Example of the Believers

 1 Timothy 4 (KJV)

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¹² Let no man despise thy youth; but 

BE THOU AN EXAMPLE OF THE BELIEVERS, 

in word = what you say

in conversation = how you behave 

in charity = love toward others

in spirit = mental disposition, what you think on

in faith = what you believe and stand for 

in purity = cleanliness inside, pure heart

¹³ Till I come, give attendance (apply oneself) : 

to reading = read you Bible  DAILY

to exhortation = emphatically encourage others to live for God

to doctrine = holding to and teaching the ways of God