Gr. paraggelia, that is, the charge, or commission, Paul gave to Timothy (v. 3).
End.
Gr. telos, “aim,”“purpose,”“result.” Compare on Rom. 10:4.
Unfeigned.
That is, without pretense, not play acting. Love proceeds only from pure, undivided hearts, good consciences, and loyal faith, not from worthless speculations, which produce only more “questions” (v. 4). Love alone will unify church members and reveal Christ to the world.
Gr. agapē, “love” (see on 1 Cor. 13:1). Paul’s charge (1 Tim. 1:3) to Timothy originated in love and was given to engender a spirit of love in the hearts of the church members at Ephesus. The result of unprofitable debates on myths and endless genealogies was not love, but contention and faction.