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22 So turn from youthful desires and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord[a] with purity of heart.(A) 23 Avoid foolish and ignorant debates, for you know that they breed quarrels.(B) 24 A slave of the Lord should not quarrel, but should be gentle with everyone, able to teach, tolerant,(C)

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  1. 2:22 Those who call on the Lord: those who believe in Christ and worship him as Lord, i.e., Christians (Acts 9:14–16, 20–21; Rom 10:12–13; cf. 2 Tm 2:19, literally, “Everyone who names the name of the Lord”).