1 Timothy 1:4
and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than the godly training which is by faith.
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In Context
5Now the goal of that command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith;
Cross References
2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry as God intended, so as not to be harmed by us in any way.
1 Timothy 3:16Yes, the mystery of our religion is confessedly great: God was manifested in flesh, was vindicated in spirit, was revealed to angels, was proclaimed among nations, was believed in the world, was received up in glory!
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,
1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, guard the deposit! Turn away from the godless, empty chatter and inconsistencies of what is falsely called ‘science’
2 Timothy 2:16But shun godless, empty chatter, because those who do it will become increasingly godless,
2 Timothy 4:4—yes, they will turn their ears away from the Truth and be turned aside to fables.
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 →