1Ti 1:18, 3:2, 2Ti 1:13, Tit 1:9 | ISV | STEP | Guidelines for Behavior in the Church Timothy, my child, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight

1 Timothy 1:18

18 Guidelines for Behavior in the ChurchTimothy, my child, I am giving you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies made earlier about you, so that by following them you may continue to fight the good fight1Tim 4:14; 2Tim 2:2-3; 4:7

1 Timothy 3:2

2 Therefore, an elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, ^{▼▼Or devoted to his wife; lit. a man of one woman} stable, sensible, respectable, a lover of strangers, and teachable. ^{▼▼Or able to teach}1Tim 5:9; 2Tim 2:24; Titus 1:6

2 Timothy 1:13

13 Hold on to the pattern of healthy teachings that you have heard from me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.Rom 2:20; 6:17; 1Tim 1:10, 14; 6:3; 2Tim 2:2; 3:14; Titus 1:9; Heb 10:23; Rev 2:25

Titus 1:9

9 He must be devoted to the trustworthy message that is in agreement with our teaching, so that he may be able to encourage others with healthy doctrine and refute those who oppose it.2Thes 2:15; 1Tim 1:10, 15; 4:9; 6:3; 2Tim 1:13; 2:2; 4:3; Titus 2:1