1 Timothy 1:3-11 - Instructions For Timothy In Ephesus

³ As I urged you to stay at Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that you might command certain men not to teach strange doctrines. ⁴ They should not pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These myths (false stories) (fabrications) and genealogies stimulate questions and speculation. They do not enhance the administration of God that is by faith. ⁵ But the objective is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith without hypocrisy. ⁶ Some have turned aside to vain talk by deviating from these things. ⁷ They want to be teachers of the Law even though they do not know what they are talking about. They do not understand what they say or what they confidently affirm. ⁸ But we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it legitimately. ⁹ Knowing this, that Law is not made for a righteous person. It is for the lawless and unruly, the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, and for manslayers. ¹⁰ It is for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and everything else that is contrary to the sound teaching. ¹¹ Sound teaching (doctrine) is according to the good news of the glory of the blessed (happy) God. This was committed to my trust.