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# General Information:
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The word "them" may refer to "the teachers" or "the people of the church"
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# before God
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Paul speaks of God's awareness of Paul as if he is in God's physical presence. This implies that God will be Timothy's witness. Alternate translation: "in God's presence" or "with God as your witness" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# against quarreling about words
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Possible meanings are 1) "not to argue about foolish things that people say" or 2) "not to quarrel about what words mean"
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# it is of no value
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"this does not benefit anyone"
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