New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Timothy 1:3
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As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
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As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,
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As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
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,
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Just as I exhorted you to remain in Ephesus [in my] going to Macedonia, so that you might charge certain [ones] not to teach other doctrines
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Timothy 1
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
4 or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
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