1:3 As I urged you when I was leaving for Macedonia, stay on in Ephesus ¹  to instruct ²  certain people not to spread false teachings, ³  1:4 nor to occupy themselves with myths and interminable genealogies. ⁴  Such things promote useless speculations rather than God’s redemptive plan ⁵  that operates by faith.

ground it will no longer yield ³  its best ⁴  for you. You will be a homeless wanderer ⁵  on the earth.” 4:13 Then Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment ⁶  is too great to endure! ⁷  4:14 Look! You are driving me off the land ⁸  today, and I must hide from your presence. ⁹  I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth; whoever finds me will kill me.” 4:15 But the Lord said to him, “All right then, ¹⁰  if anyone kills Cain, Cain will be avenged seven times as much.” ¹¹  Then the Lord put a special mark ¹²  on Cain so that no one who found him would strike him down. ¹³  4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, ¹⁴  east of Eden.