⁷ Give these commands as well, so that they may be above reproach.^(A)

¹¹ Command and teach these things.^(A)

¹⁵ Declare these things; exhort and reprove with all authority.^[a] Let no one look down on you.

¹³ That testimony is true. For this reason rebuke them sharply, so that they may become sound in the faith,^(A)

4 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I solemnly urge you:^(A)

¹⁷ As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.^(A)

Warning against False Teachers

³ I urge you, as I did when I was on my way to Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach different teachings^(A)