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1 Timothy 1:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
1 Timothy 1:2-4
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 To Timothy,(A) my true son in the faith.
Grace, mercy, and peace from God the[a] Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
False Doctrine and Misuse of the Law
3 As I urged you when I went to Macedonia,(B) remain in Ephesus(C) so that you may instruct certain people(D) not to teach different doctrine 4 or to pay attention to myths(E) and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan,(F) which operates by faith.
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1 Timothy 1:2-4
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1 Timothy 1:2-4
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2 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
3 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 4 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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