1 Timothy 6:3-5·~1 min

Reject False Doctrines

Paul says that anyone who teaches differently and does not agree with the sound words of the Lord Jesus Christ and godly teaching is swollen with conceit and knows nothing. Instead, such a person is obsessed with controversies that produce envy, strife, slander, suspicion, and constant friction, treating godliness as a means of gain.

I³f anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching, ⁴he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions, ⁵and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.

Section summaryPaul says anyone who teaches otherwise and departs from the sound words of the Lord Jesus Christ is conceited and ignorant, with a diseased appetite for controversies and verbal battles. Such teaching produces envy, strife, slander, suspicion, and constant friction among corrupted minds that treat godliness as a means of gain.

Role in the chapterThis section returns to the false-teacher problem with one final sharp diagnosis. It exposes distorted teaching not just as doctrinal error, but as moral corruption tied to profit and quarrels.