1Ti 1:3, 10, 2Ti 1:13, 4:3, Tit 1:1, 9-10 | ISV | STEP | A Warning Against False Teachers 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

1 Timothy 1:3

3 A Warning Against False TeachersWhen 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 doctrineActs 20:1, 3; Gal 1:6-7; Phil 2:24; Acts 20:1, 3, 1Tim 6:3, 10

1 Timothy 1:10

10 for those involved in sexual immorality, for homosexuals, for kidnappers, ^{▼▼Or slave traders} for liars, for false witnesses, and for whatever else goes against the healthy teaching1Tim 6:3; 2Tim 4:3; Titus 1:9; 2:1

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

2 Timothy 4:3

3 For the time will come when people will not put up with healthy doctrine but with itching ears will surround themselves with teachers who cater to their own needs.1Tim 1:10; 2Tim 3:1, 6

Titus 1:1

1 The Letter of Paul to TitusGreetings from PaulFrom ^{▼▼The Gk. lacks From} Paul, a servant ^{▼▼Or slave} of God, and yet an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God's elect and the full knowledge of the truth that leads to ^{▼▼Lit. that is according to} godliness,1Tim 3:16; 6:3; 2Tim 2:25

Titus 1:9-10

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

10 Guard What Is TrueFor there are many people who are rebellious, especially those who are converts from Judaism. ^{▼▼Lit. those of the circumcision} They speak utter nonsense and deceive people.Acts 15:1; Rom 16:18; 1Tim 1:6