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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• ¹And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (Deut. 33:1)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

O man.

1 Tim. 6:20• ²⁰O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: (1 Tim. 6:20)

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Deut. 33:1• ¹And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death. (Deut. 33:1)

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1 Sam. 2:27• ²⁷And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? (1 Sam. 2:27)

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1 Sam. 9:6• ⁶And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can show us our way that we should go. (1 Sam. 9:6)

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1 Kings 13:1,26• ¹And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth-el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.
²⁶And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof, he said, It is the man of God, who was disobedient unto the word of the Lord: therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake unto him. (1 Kings 13:1,26)

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1 Kings 17:18,24• ¹⁸And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
²⁴And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. (1 Kings 17:18,24)

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1 Kings 20:28• ²⁸And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I am the Lord. (1 Kings 20:28)

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2 Kings 1:9,13• ⁹Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
¹³And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. (2 Kings 1:9,13)

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2 Kings 5:20• ²⁰But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. (2 Kings 5:20)

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2 Kings 23:17• ¹⁷Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el. (2 Kings 23:17)

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1 Chron. 23:14• ¹⁴Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi. (1 Chron. 23:14)

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2 Chron. 8:14• ¹⁴And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. (2 Chron. 8:14)

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Neh. 12:24,36• ²⁴And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
³⁶And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them. (Neh. 12:24,36)

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Jer. 35:4• ⁴And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: (Jer. 35:4)

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2 Tim. 3:17• ¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Tim. 3:17)

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1 Cor. 6:18• ¹⁸Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body. (1 Cor. 6:18)

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1 Cor. 10:14• ¹⁴Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry. (1 Cor. 10:14)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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1 Tim. 5:10• ¹⁰Well 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. (1 Tim. 5:10)

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Deut. 16:20• ²⁰That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Deut. 16:20)

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Psa. 34:14• ¹⁴Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psa. 34:14)

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Psa. 38:20• ²⁰They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. (Psa. 38:20)

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Isa. 51:1• ¹Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. (Isa. 51:1)

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Rom. 14:19• ¹⁹Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. (Rom. 14:19)

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1 Cor. 14:1• ¹Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. (1 Cor. 14:1)

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2 Tim. 2:22• ²²Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (2 Tim. 2:22)

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Heb. 12:14• ¹⁴Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: (Heb. 12:14)

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1 Peter 3:11• ¹¹Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. (1 Peter 3:11)

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1 Tim. 4:12• ¹²Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, 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, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. (Gal. 5:22‑23)

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Phil. 4:8‑9• ⁸Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
⁹Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen 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 that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
¹²Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; (Titus 2:11‑12)

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2 Peter 1:5‑7• ⁵And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
⁶And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;
⁷And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. (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."