3 Just as I encouraged you to stay in Ephʹe·sus when I was about to go my way into Mac·e·doʹni·a,+ so I do now, that you might command+ certain ones not to teach different doctrine,+
4However, the inspired utterance* says definitely that in later periods of time+ some will fall away+ from the faith, paying attention to misleading inspired utterances*+ and teachings of demons,+