1 Timotius 5:21

5:21 Before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, I solemnly charge you to carry out these commands without prejudice or favoritism of any kind. ¹ 

1 Timotius 6:4

6:4 he is conceited and understands nothing, but has an unhealthy interest in controversies and verbal disputes. This gives rise to envy, dissension, slanders, evil suspicions,

1 Timotius 6:20

Conclusion

6:20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid ²  the profane chatter and absurdities ³  of so-called “knowledge.” ⁴ 

[5:21]  ¹ tn Grk “doing nothing according to partiality.”

[6:20]  ² tn Grk “avoiding.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[6:20]  ³ tn Or “contradictions.”

[6:20]  ⁴ tn Grk “the falsely named knowledge.”