1 Timothy 1:3

You recall that I urged you to remain in Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, in order that you should command certain persons to stop teaching a different doctrine

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In The King James Version

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,

In Context

2to Timothy, true son by faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

4and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than the godly training which is by faith.

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Cross References

Acts 18:19He came to Ephesus and left them there (after having entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews).

Acts 20:1Now after the uproar had ended, Paul summoned the disciples, took leave of them, and set out for Macedonia.

Ephesians 4:14so that we no longer be ‘infants’, tossed about as by waves and carried off by every doctrinal fad, through the underhanded dealings of the people who collect the fee for the error;

Colossians 2:6So then, keep on walking in the Christ, Jesus the Sovereign, just as you received Him,

1 Timothy 4:11Command and teach these things.

1 Timothy 6:3If anyone teaches differently and does not consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine that accords with godliness,

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 1:2-5

First Timothy Hitherto Paul's epistles were directed to churches; now follow some to particular persons: two to Timothy, one to Titus, and another to Philemon—all three ministers. Timothy and Titus were evangelists, an inferior order to the apostles, as appears by Eph. iv. 11 , Some prophets, some apostles, some evangelists. Their commission and work was much the same with that of the apostles, to plant churches, and water the churches that were planted; and accordingly they were itinerants, as we find Timothy… Read the whole commentary →

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