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As I exhorted you when going to (A)Macedonia, [a]remain on at (B)Ephesus so that you may command certain ones not to (C)teach a different doctrine, nor to [b]pay attention to (D)myths and endless (E)genealogies, which give rise to mere (F)speculation rather than furthering (G)the stewardship from God which is by faith. But the goal of our (H)command is love (I)from a pure heart and a (J)good conscience and an unhypocritical (K)faith. For some, straying from these things, have turned aside to (L)fruitless discussion, (M)wanting to be (N)teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:3 Lit to remain
  2. 1 Timothy 1:4 Or occupy themselves with

As I exhorted thee to tarry at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain men not to teach a different doctrine, neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questionings, rather than a [a]dispensation of God which is in faith; so do I now. But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned: from which things some having [b]swerved have turned aside unto vain talking; desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor whereof they confidently affirm.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:4 Or, stewardship. See 1 Cor. 9:17.
  2. 1 Timothy 1:6 Greek missed the mark. 6:21; 2 Tim. 2:18.