1 Timothy 1:1-3

Good News Translation

1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by order of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope—

^2 (A)To Timothy, my true son in the faith:

May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.

Warnings against False Teaching

³ I want you to stay in Ephesus, just as I urged you when I was on my way to Macedonia. Some people there are teaching false doctrines, and you must order them to stop.