1. From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by order of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope —
2. To Timothy, my true son in the faith:May God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord give you grace, mercy, and peace.
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.
4. Tell them to give up those legends and those long lists of ancestors, which only produce arguments; they do not serve God's plan, which is known by faith.