1. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by command of God our savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2. to Timothy, my true child in faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3. I repeat the request I made of you when I was on my way to Macedonia, that you stay in Ephesus to instruct certain people not to teach false doctrines
4. or to concern themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the plan of God that is to be received by faith.
5. The aim of this instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
6. Some people have deviated from these and turned to meaningless talk,
7. wanting to be teachers of the law, but without understanding either what they are saying or what they assert with such assurance.