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1Paul joins the defense of sound teaching to Christ’s mercy toward sinners and Timothy’s charge to keep faith.2Paul grounds prayer for all people and instructions for church conduct in God’s saving purpose and Christ’s unique mediation.3The chapter ties leadership in God’s household to tested character and anchors the assembly’s life in the truth about Christ.4Paul counters false teaching with gratitude for God's gifts and calls Timothy to guard his conduct and teaching.5Paul orders the church’s shared life around care for dependents, honor for faithful leaders, and judgment free from favoritism.6Paul confronts greed and corrupt teaching, charging Timothy to pursue godliness and direct believers’ hope toward the living God.
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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).