4 nor ⁱto devote themselves to myths and endless ^jgenealogies, which promote ^kspeculations rather than the stewardship¹ from God that is by faith. 5 The aim of our charge is love ^lthat issues from a pure heart and ^ma good conscience and ⁿa sincere faith. 6 Certain persons, by ^oswerving from these, have wandered away into ^pvain discussion,

7 Have nothing to do with irreverent, ^ksilly myths. Rather ^ltrain yourself for godliness;

4 ^vhe is puffed up with conceit and ^wunderstands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for ^xcontroversy and for ^yquarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions,

20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. ^kAvoid the ^lirreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”