through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;
His public ministry also must contain a balanced diet of public reading of the scriptures, emotional warnings against evil, encouragements to right living, and faithful, logical, thorough presentations of the doctrines of God’s word (verse 13). Timothy must not neglect to use the spiritual gift he had received by the laying on of Paul’s hands (verse 14).