⁹ holding the mystery of the faith^(A) with a clear conscience.^(B)

Demonic Influence

4 Now the Spirit^(A) explicitly says that in later times^(B) some will depart from the faith,^(C) paying attention to deceitful spirits^(D) and the teachings of demons,^(E)

A Good Servant of Jesus Christ

⁶ If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of the faith^(A) and the good teaching that you have followed.^(B)

⁸ But if anyone does not provide^(A) for his own, that is his own household, he has denied the faith^(B) and is worse than an unbeliever.

¹⁰ For the love of money is a root^[a] of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith^(A) and pierced themselves with many pains.