But the goal of our [a](A)instruction is love (B)from a pure heart, from a (C)good conscience, and from a sincere (D)faith.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:5 Lit commandment

The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart(A) and a good conscience(B) and a sincere faith.(C)

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5-7 The whole point of what we’re urging is simply love—love uncontaminated by self-interest and counterfeit faith, a life open to God. Those who fail to keep to this point soon wander off into dead ends of gossip. They set themselves up as experts on religious issues, but haven’t the remotest idea of what they’re holding forth with such imposing eloquence.

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