All things bear record · 1 Timothy

1 Timothy 5

2 witnesses of Christ here, and 1 further echo from the reading.

Christ

Christ — the Anointed One

But the younger widows refuse: for when they have begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry; 1 Timothy 5:11

Paul describes turning away from covenant devotion to Christ as growing restless against Him.

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How we know: the verse itself names Him

The Words of Jesus Cited as Scripture

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. 1 Timothy 5:18

Paul places a saying of Jesus beside the law of Moses and calls both "scripture", showing the Savior's words were already treated as holy writ.

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The Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus — Jehovah saves; Christ — the Anointed One

I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. 1 Timothy 5:21

Paul charges Timothy as if standing before the Father, the Son, and the angels, the court of heaven.

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How we know: the verse itself names Him