1 Timothy 1:2-4

International Standard Version

² To: Timothy, my genuine child in the faith.

May grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Messiah^[a] Jesus, our Lord, be yours!

A Warning against False Teachers

³ When I was on my way to Macedonia, I urged you to stay in Ephesus so that you could instruct certain people to stop teaching false doctrine ⁴ and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies. These things promote controversies rather than God’s ongoing purpose, which involves faith.