Error and Greed

If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to (A)wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, (B)and to the [a]doctrine which accords with godliness,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 6:3 teaching

If anyone teaches otherwise(A) and does not agree to the sound instruction(B) of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching,

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No Other Doctrine

As I urged you (A)when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may [a]charge some (B)that they teach no other doctrine,

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:3 command

Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,(A) stay there in Ephesus(B) so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines(C) any longer

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10 for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is [a]contrary to sound doctrine,

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:10 opposed

10 for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers—and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine(A)

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holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.

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He must hold firmly(A) to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine(B) and refute those who oppose it.

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(A)For the time will come when they will not endure (B)sound doctrine, (C)but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;

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For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.(A) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.(B)

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Avoid Divisive Persons

17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those (A)who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and (B)avoid them.

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17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned.(A) Keep away from them.(B)

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Qualities of a Sound Church

But as for you, speak the things which are proper for sound doctrine: that the older men be sober, reverent, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience;

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Doing Good for the Sake of the Gospel

You, however, must teach what is appropriate to sound doctrine.(A) Teach the older men(B) to be temperate,(C) worthy of respect, self-controlled,(D) and sound in faith,(E) in love and in endurance.

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Greeting

Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and (A)the acknowledgment of the truth (B)which accords with godliness,

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Paul, a servant of God(A) and an apostle(B) of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth(C) that leads to godliness(D)

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Be Loyal to the Faith

13 (A)Hold fast (B)the pattern of (C)sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

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13 What you heard from me,(A) keep(B) as the pattern(C) of sound teaching,(D) with faith and love in Christ Jesus.(E)

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But (A)reject profane and old wives’ fables, and (B)exercise yourself toward godliness. For (C)bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, (D)having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.

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Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales;(A) rather, train yourself to be godly.(B) For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things,(C) holding promise for both the present life(D) and the life to come.(E)

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from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to (A)idle talk,

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Some have departed from these and have turned to meaningless talk.

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(A)Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, (B)who[a] has also given us His Holy Spirit.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:8 NU who also gives

Therefore, anyone who rejects this instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.(A)

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Plea for Purity

Finally then, brethren, we urge and exhort in the Lord Jesus (A)that you should abound more and more, (B)just as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God; for you know what commandments we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

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Living to Please God

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more. For you know what instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.

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