1 Timothy 5:15

5:15 For some have already wandered away to follow Satan. ¹ 

1 Timothy 6:4-5

6:4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions, 6:5 and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness ²  is a way of making a profit.

1 Timothy 6:20

Conclusion

6:20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid ³  the profane chatter and absurdities ⁴  of so-called “knowledge.” ⁵ 

1 Timothy 6:2

6:2 But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect ⁶  because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. ⁷ 

Summary of Timothy’s Duties

Teach them and exhort them about these things. ⁸ 

1 Timothy 2:1

Prayer for All People

2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, ⁹  prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, ¹⁰ 

1 Timothy 2:1

Prayer for All People

2:1 First of all, then, I urge that requests, ¹¹  prayers, intercessions, and thanks be offered on behalf of all people, ¹² 

Titus 1:10

1:10 For there are many ¹³  rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, ¹⁴ 

Titus 3:9

3:9 But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, ¹⁵  quarrels, and fights about the law, ¹⁶  because they are useless and empty.

¹ tn Grk “wandered away after Satan.”

² tc Although most witnesses, including some early versions and fathers (D² Ψ Ï sy Cyp Lcf Ambst), have ἀφίστασο ἀπὸ τῶν τοιούτων (afistaso apo’ twn toioutwn, “stay away from such things!”) after εὐσεβείαν (eusebeian, “godliness”; thus, “who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit; stay away from such things!”), there seems to be little good reason for this clause’s omission in some of the oldest and best witnesses (א A D* F G 048 6 33 81 1175 1739 1881 lat co). It is likely that it crept into the text early, perhaps as a marginal comment, but it should not be considered authentic in light of the strong external evidence against it.

³ tn Grk “avoiding.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴ tn Or “contradictions.”

⁵ tn Grk “the falsely named knowledge.”

⁶ tn Or “think the less of them”; Grk “despise them,” “look down on them.”

⁷ tn Or “those who devote themselves to service are faithful and dearly loved” (referring to slaves who serve them).

⁸ tn Grk “these things teach and exhort.”

⁹ tn Or “petitions.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used generically, referring to both men and women.

¹¹ tn Or “petitions.”

¹² tn Grk “all men”; but here ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is used generically, referring to both men and women.

¹³ tc ‡ The earliest and best mss lack καί (kai) after πολλοί (polloi; so א A C P 088 81 104 365 614 629 630 al sy co), though the conjunction is found in several significant witnesses, chiefly of the Western and Byzantine texts (D F G I Ψ 33 1739 1881 Ï lat). Although it is possible that some scribes omitted the word, thinking it was superfluous, it is also possible that others added the conjunction for clarification. Judging by the pedigree of the witnesses and the inconclusiveness of the internal evidence, the shorter reading is considered to be most likely original. NA²⁷ puts the conjunction in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

¹⁴ tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” Some translations take this to refer to Jewish converts to Christianity (cf. NAB “Jewish Christians”; TEV “converts from Judaism”; CEV “Jewish followers”) while others are less clear (cf. NLT “those who insist on circumcision for salvation”).

¹⁵ tn Cf. 1 Tim 1:4.

¹⁶ sn Fights about the law were characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus as well as in Crete (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-7; Titus 1:10, 14).