1. Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua by the command of God our Savior and Messiah Yeshua, our hope.
2. To Timothy, a true child in faith: Grace, mercy, shalom from God the Father and Messiah Yeshua, our Lord!
3. As I urged you, when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay in Ephesus to direct certain people not to pass on different instruction,
4. or to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies. These give rise to useless speculations rather than God’s training which is in faithfulness.
5. Now the goal of this command is love from of a pure heart and a clear conscience and a genuine faith.
6. Some, having missed the mark, have turned away to fruitless discussion—
7. wanting to be teachers of Torah, even though they do not understand what they keep saying or what they so dogmatically assert.