1 Timothy 1:2-4

To Timothy,  my true son in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God the  Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. As I urged you when I went to Macedonia,  remain in Ephesus  so that you may instruct certain people  not to teach false doctrine or to pay attention to myths  and endless genealogies. These promote empty speculations rather than God’s plan,  which operates by faith.