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# Neither should they pay attention
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"And I also want you to command them not to pay attention"
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# to stories
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These may have been stories about their ancestors.
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# endless genealogies
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With the word "endless", Paul uses this to emphasize that the genealogies are very long. "Genealogies" refer to the written or verbal record of a person's parents and ancestors
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# These promote arguments
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"These make people angrily disagree."
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# rather than the plan of God, which is by faith
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"rather than helping people to understand God's plan to save us, which we learn by faith" or "rather than helping us to do God's work, which we do by faith."
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