Not Vanity but Love

Paul reminds Timothy of the charge he gave him to remain in Ephesus for the purpose of ensuring that the right doctrines would be taught, not myths and genealogies which do not belong to God's stewardship by faith. This is important because the aim of all Christian teaching is love, and some people have drifted from this into vain discussions about the law. There is a purpose for the law, but it is for illuminating sin in the ungodly, not for speculatory and useless debating.

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1 Timothy 1:3-11

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g As I urged you

Καθὼς παρεκάλεσά σε

to remain in Ephesus

προσμεῖναι ἐν Ἐφέσῳ

while I was going to Macedonia

πορευόμενος εἰς Μακεδονίαν,

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so that you may charge certain persons not h to teach any different doctrine,

ἵνα παραγγείλῃς τισὶν μὴ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies,

μηδὲ προσέχειν μύθοις καὶ γενεαλογίαις ἀπεράντοις,

which promote k speculations

αἵτινες ἐκζητήσεις παρέχουσιν

rather than the stewardship 1 from God that is by faith.

μᾶλλον ἢ οἰκονομίαν θεοῦ τὴν ἐν πίστει.

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The aim of our charge is love

τὸ δὲ τέλος τῆς παραγγελίας ἐστὶν ἀγάπη

l that issues from a pure heart

ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας

and m a good conscience

καὶ συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς

and n a sincere faith.

καὶ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου,

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Certain persons, by o swerving from these,

ὧν τινες ἀστοχήσαντες

have wandered away into p vain discussion,

ἐξετράπησαν εἰς ματαιολογίαν

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desiring to be teachers of the law,

θέλοντες εἶναι νομοδιδάσκαλοι,

q without understanding either what they are saying

μὴ νοοῦντες μήτε ἃ λέγουσιν

or the things about which they make confident assertions.

μήτε περὶ τίνων διαβεβαιοῦνται.

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Now we know that r the law is good,

Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι καλὸς ὁ νόμος,

if one uses it lawfully,

ἐάν τις αὐτῷ νομίμως χρῆται,

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understanding this, that the s law is not laid down for the just

εἰδὼς τοῦτο, ὅτι δικαίῳ νόμος οὐ κεῖται,

but for the lawless

ἀνόμοις δὲ

and disobedient,

καὶ ἀνυποτάκτοις,

for the ungodly

ἀσεβέσιν

and sinners,

καὶ ἁμαρτωλοῖς,

for the unholy

ἀνοσίοις

and profane,

καὶ βεβήλοις,

for those who strike their fathers and mothers,

πατρολῴαις καὶ μητρολῴαις,

for murderers,

ἀνδροφόνοις

the sexually immoral,

πόρνοις

men who practice homosexuality,

ἀρσενοκοίταις

enslavers, 1

ἀνδραποδισταῖς

liars,

ψεύσταις

perjurers,

ἐπιόρκοις,

and whatever else is contrary to t sound 2 doctrine,

καὶ εἴ τι ἕτερον τῇ ὑγιαινούσῃ διδασκαλίᾳ ἀντίκειται

in accordance with u the gospel of the glory of v the blessed God

κατὰ τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς δόξης τοῦ μακαρίου θεοῦ,

w with which I have been entrusted.

ὃ ἐπιστεύθην ἐγώ.

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The Greek order is interesting here. I expect the English translations have the meaning right but I've followed the Greek order

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