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1 Timothy 1:3
New American Standard Bible
1 Timothy 1:3
New American Standard Bible
3 Just as I urged you [a]upon my departure for (A)Macedonia, to remain on at (B)Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to (C)teach strange doctrines,
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- 1 Timothy 1:3 Lit while going to
1 Timothy 1:3
New International Version
1 Timothy 1:3
New International Version
Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers
3 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
1 Timothy 1:3
Contemporary English Version
1 Timothy 1:3
Contemporary English Version
Warning against False Teaching
3 When I was leaving for Macedonia, I asked you to stay on in Ephesus and warn certain people there to stop spreading their false teachings.
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1 Timothy 1:3-4
The Message
1 Timothy 1:3-4
The Message
Self-Appointed Experts on Life
3-4 On my way to the province of Macedonia, I advised you to stay in Ephesus. Well, I haven’t changed my mind. Stay right there on top of things so that the teaching stays on track. Apparently some people have been introducing fantasy stories and fanciful family trees that digress into silliness instead of pulling the people back into the center, deepening faith and obedience.
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1 Timothy 1:3
King James Version
1 Timothy 1:3
King James Version
3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
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