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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

No Other Doctrine

As I urged you (A)when I went into Macedonia—remain in Ephesus that you may [a]charge some (B)that they teach no other doctrine, (C)nor give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than godly edification which is in faith. Now (D)the purpose of the commandment is love (E)from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from [b]sincere faith, from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to (F)idle talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:3 command
  2. 1 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical