1 Timotius 1:3

Timothy’s Task in Ephesus

1:3 As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus ¹  to instruct ²  certain people not to spread false teachings, ³ 

1 Timotius 3:14-15

Conduct in God’s Church

3:14 I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these instructions ⁴  to you 3:15 in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves ⁵  in the household of God, because it is ⁶  the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

[1:3]  ¹ map For location see JP1 D2; JP2 D2; JP3 D2; JP4 D2.

[1:3]  ² tn This word implies authoritative instruction: “direct, command, give orders” (cf. 1 Tim 4:11; 5:7; 6:13, 17). See BDAG 760 s.v. παραγγέλλω.

[1:3]  ³ tn Grk “to teach other doctrines,” different from apostolic teaching (cf. 1 Tim 6:3).

[3:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “these things.”

[3:14]  sn These instructions refer to the instructions about local church life, given in 1 Tim 2:1–3:13.

[3:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “how it is necessary to behave.”

[3:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “which is” (but the relative clause shows the reason for such conduct).