Haggai 2:11-13

11Thus says the Lord of hosts: aAsk the priests about the law: 12If someone carries bholy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy?’” The priests answered and said, cNo.” 13Then Haggai said, dIf someone who is unclean by contact with a dead body etouches any of these, does it become unclean?” The priests answered and said, “It does become unclean.”

Malachi 2:6-9

6 fTrue instruction
Or law; also verses 7, 8, 9
was in his mouth, and no wrong was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and he hturned many from iniquity.
7For ithe lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people
Hebrew they
should seek instruction from his mouth, for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
8But you have turned aside from the way. kYou have caused many to stumble by your instruction. You have corrupted lthe covenant of Levi, says the Lord of hosts, 9and so mI make you despised and abased before all the people, inasmuch as you do not keep my ways but nshow partiality in your instruction.”

2 Timothy 2:24-25

24And othe Lord’s servant
Greek bondservant
must not be quarrelsome but qkind to everyone, rable to teach, patiently enduring evil,
25correcting his opponents swith gentleness. God tmay perhaps grant them repentance uleading to a knowledge of the truth,

Titus 1:9-11

9He must vhold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in wsound
Or healthy; also verse 13
doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

10For there are many who are insubordinate, yempty talkers and deceivers, especially those of zthe circumcision party.
Or  especially those of the circumcision
11They must be silenced, since abthey are upsetting whole families by teaching acfor shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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