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Introduction
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1 Timothy is the first of Paul's two letters to his protégé, whom he had left in Ephesus to set a church in order. It is practical throughout: what to do about false teaching, how to pray, what to look for in elders and deacons, and how to handle money, widows, and one's own youth.