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1 Timothy 01 General Notes

Special concepts in this chapter

Spiritual children

Paul calls Timothy his "son." Paul was very involved in discipling Timothy in his faith. Therefore, he called him his "spiritual" son. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/disciple, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith, rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Genealogies

Genealogies are lists that record a person's ancestors or descendants. Jews used genealogies to choose the right man to become king. They did this because only a son of a king could become king. Most important people had records of their genealogies.

Important figures of speech in this chapter

Play on words

The phrase "the law is good if one uses it lawfully" is a pun or play on words. "Law" and "lawfully" sound similar.

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