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1 Timothy 1:3: Meaning Explained
As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they...
1 Timothy 1:3
“When I left for Macedonia, I urged you to stay in Ephesus so you could order certain people to stop teaching different doctrines”
What Does This Verse Mean?
Paul left Timothy in Ephesus to stop teachers who were teaching wrong beliefs.
What’s Happening Here
Paul has left Timothy in charge of the church at Ephesus. There are false teachers spreading wrong ideas, and Timothy needs to stop them.
Key Words
urgedstrongly asked or encouraged
doctrinesteachings or beliefs about God and how to live
Why It Matters
Protecting the church from false teaching is important. Timothy has the authority to stop wrong teachings.
Did You Know?
Even in early churches, false teachers were a problem, and church leaders had to guard against them.
Word Study
G2531
AsΚαθὼς
G3870
I besoughtπαρεκάλεσά
G4571
theeσε
G4357
to abide stillπροσμεῖναι
G1722
atἐν
G2181
EphesusἘφέσῳ
G4198
when I wentπορευόμενος
G1519
intoεἰς
G3109
MacedoniaΜακεδονίαν
G2443
thatἵνα
G3853
thou mightest chargeπαραγγείλῃς
G5100
someτισὶν
G3361
noμὴ
G2085
other doctrineἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν
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