Now (A)the purpose of the commandment is love (B)from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from [a]sincere faith, from which some, having strayed, have turned aside to (C)idle talk, desiring to be teachers of the law, understanding neither what they say nor the things which they affirm.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:5 Lit. unhypocritical

But the goal of our [a](A)instruction is love (B)from a pure heart, from a (C)good conscience, and from a sincere (D)faith. Some people have strayed from these things and have turned aside to (E)fruitless discussion, (F)wanting to be (G)teachers of the Law, even though they do not understand either what they are saying or the matters about which they make confident assertions.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:5 Lit commandment

But the goal of our instruction is love [which springs] from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Some individuals have wandered away from these things into empty arguments and useless discussions, wanting to be teachers of the Law [of Moses], even though they do not understand the terms they use or the subjects about which they make [such] confident declarations.

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Guard the Faith

20 O Timothy! (A)Guard what was committed to your trust, (B)avoiding the profane and [a]idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge— 21 by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith.

Grace be with you. Amen.

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:20 empty chatter

20 (A)Timothy, protect (B)what has been entrusted to you, avoiding (C)worldly, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”— 21 which some have professed and thereby have (D)gone astray [a]from (E)the faith.

(F)Grace be with you.

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  1. 1 Timothy 6:21 Lit concerning

20 O Timothy, guard and keep safe the deposit [of godly truth] entrusted to you, turn away from worldly and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], and the contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge”— 21 which some have professed and by doing so have erred (missed the mark) and strayed from the faith.

Grace be with you.

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