desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
So Paul was called of God to come over to Macedonia. Timothy was with him but Paul felt a necessity to send him back to Ephesus to instruct the church there, and though he was a young man, Paul encouraged him, "Don't let anybody despise your youth; be an example unto the believer" ( 1 Timothy 4:12 ). And so I sent you back to Ephesus that you might charge those that they not teach any other doctrine,