To (A)Timothy, (B)my true [a]son in the faith: (C)Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and (D)Christ Jesus our Lord.

Just as I urged you [b]upon my departure for (E)Macedonia, to remain on at (F)Ephesus so that you would instruct certain people not to (G)teach strange doctrines, nor to [c]pay attention to (H)myths and endless (I)genealogies, which give rise to useless (J)speculation rather than (K)advance [d]the plan of God, which is by faith, so I urge you now.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:2 Or child
  2. 1 Timothy 1:3 Lit while going to
  3. 1 Timothy 1:4 Or occupy themselves with
  4. 1 Timothy 1:4 I.e., prob. the plan of salvation

To Timothy(A) my true son(B) in the faith:

Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.(C)

Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers

As I urged you when I went into Macedonia,(D) stay there in Ephesus(E) so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines(F) any longer or to devote themselves to myths(G) and endless genealogies.(H) Such things promote controversial speculations(I) rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith.

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31 So (A)the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria [a]enjoyed peace, as it was being built up; and as it [b]continued in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it kept increasing.

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  1. Acts 9:31 Lit was having
  2. Acts 9:31 Lit went

31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(A) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(B)

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