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Timothy Charged to Oppose False Teachers
As I urged you when I went into Macedonia, stay there in Ephesus so that you may command certain people not to teach false doctrines any longer
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They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.
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We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
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Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
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Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
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For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
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who gave himself as a ransom for all people. This has now been witnessed to at the proper time.
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And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
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I also want the women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet.
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And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.
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Qualifications for Overseers and Deacons
Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.
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Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
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not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.
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He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect.
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(If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?)
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He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.
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In the same way, deacons are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain.
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They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.
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In the same way, the women are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.
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A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well.
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Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.
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For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
