1 Timothy 1:4-7

4Tell people not to listen to false stories. They should not always be studying long lists of their families' names from years ago. Those things do not help people. They only cause them to argue. Instead, they need to understand God's purpose for us. To do that, people must trust him.

5We need to teach people to love one another with pure thoughts. They need to be sure in their minds that they are living in a good way. They need to trust God completely.

6But certain people have failed to live in that way. They would rather talk about things that do not help anyone.

7They want to be teachers of God's laws. They speak very strongly, but they do not really understand what they are talking about.