1 Timothy 1:3

¹ Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope;

² Unto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

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,

⁴ Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.

⁵ Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
KJV: 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,
WEB: 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,
ASV: 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,
DARBY: Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, [when I was] going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,
BLB: 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

ÅB: Som jeg ba deg da jeg dro til Makedonia, å bli i Efesus, for at du skulle befale visse folk ikke å fare med fremmed lære
OTB: Som jeg oppfordret deg til da jeg dro til Makedonia, bli værende i Efesus, så du kan pålegge visse personer å ikke undervise i fremmede læresetninger,
B1930: Som jeg bad dig da jeg drog til Makedonia, å bli i Efesus, forat du skulde byde visse folk ikke å fare med fremmed lære

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Timothy 6:3
If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness;
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Galatians 1:6–7
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
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2 John 1:9–10
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
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Titus 1:9–11
Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.
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2 John 1:7
For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.
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1 Timothy 4:6
If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.
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Colossians 2:6–11
As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
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Acts 20:1–3
And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia.
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