Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. New Living Translation They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that! English Standard Version having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. Berean Standard Bible having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! Berean Literal Bible having a form of godliness but denying its power. And turn away from these. King James Bible Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. New King James Version having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! New American Standard Bible holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these. NASB 1995 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. NASB 1977 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; and avoid such men as these. Legacy Standard Bible holding to a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Keep away from such men as these. Amplified Bible holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them. Christian Standard Bible holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people. Holman Christian Standard Bible holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people! American Standard Version holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away. Contemporary English Version Even though they will make a show of being religious, their religion won't be real. Don't have anything to do with such people. English Revised Version holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away. GOD'S WORD® Translation They will appear to have a godly life, but they will not let its power change them. Stay away from such people. Good News Translation they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people. International Standard Version They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people. Majority Standard Bible having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! NET Bible They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these. New Heart English Bible holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also. Webster's Bible Translation Having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from such turn away. Weymouth New Testament and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort. World English Bible holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionhaving a form of piety, but having denied its power; and be turning away from these, Berean Literal Bible having a form of godliness but denying its power. And turn away from these. Young's Literal Translation having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away, Smith's Literal Translation Having a form of devotion, and having denied its power: and these renounce. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHaving an appearance indeed of godliness, but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid. Catholic Public Domain Version even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them. New American Bible as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them. New Revised Standard Version holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHaving a form of godliness, but are far from the power of God: from such turn away. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Who have a form of God-worship and are far from his power; remove from you those who are such. NT Translations Anderson New Testamenthaving a form of godliness, but denying its power: from these also turn away. Godbey New Testament having a form of godliness, but denying the power of the same: and from these turn away. Haweis New Testament holding the form of godliness, but denying the power of it: from these men turn with aversion. Mace New Testament of which they wear the appearance, but disclaim its influence, have no intercourse with such. Weymouth New Testament and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort. Worrell New Testament holding a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from these also turn away. Worsley New Testament having a form of godliness, but strangers to the power of it: from such turn away. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Evil in the Last Days…4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! 6They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,… Cross References Matthew 23:27-28 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity. / In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed. Isaiah 29:13 Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men. Matthew 7:15-20 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ... 1 Timothy 4:1-2 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron. Ezekiel 33:31-32 So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain. / Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice. 1 John 2:4 If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Romans 16:17-18 Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. 2 Peter 2:1-3 Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep. Jeremiah 12:2 You planted them, and they have taken root. They have grown and produced fruit. You are ever on their lips, but far from their hearts. Matthew 15:7-9 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: / ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. / They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’” 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Isaiah 48:1-2 “Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel—but not in truth or righteousness— / who indeed call yourselves after the holy city and lean on the God of Israel; the LORD of Hosts is His name. Luke 6:46 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say? Treasury of Scripture Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. a form. Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Isaiah 48:1,2 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness… Isaiah 58:1-3 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins… from. 2 Timothy 2:16,23 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness… Romans 16:17,18 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them… Ephesians 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; Jump to Previous Although Avoid Backs Defiance Denied Denying Form Godliness Holding Live Piety Power Religion Sort Thereof Turn TurningJump to Next Although Avoid Backs Defiance Denied Denying Form Godliness Holding Live Piety Power Religion Sort Thereof Turn Turning2 Timothy 3 1. Paul advises Timothy of the difficult times to come;6. describes the enemies of the truth; 10. explains unto him his own example; 16. and commends the holy Scriptures; having a form of godliness The phrase "having a form of godliness" suggests an outward appearance or semblance of piety and religious devotion. The Greek word for "form" is "morphosis," which implies a mere shape or semblance without the substance. This indicates that the individuals Paul is referring to may engage in religious rituals or display behaviors that appear devout, yet lack the true essence of a relationship with God. Historically, this can be seen in the Pharisees of Jesus' time, who were criticized for their outward religiosity but inward spiritual emptiness. In a modern context, this serves as a warning against superficial Christianity that focuses on external appearances rather than genuine faith and transformation. but denying its power Turn away from such as these! From such turn away.--These, daring to assume the sacred name, no doubt with the thought of claiming its glorious promises, without one effort to please the Master or to do honour to His name--these were to be openly shunned by such as Timothy. No half measures were to be adopted towards these, who tried to deceive their neighbours and possibly deceived themselves. The Pagan was to be courteously entreated, for in God's good time the glory of the Lord might shine, too, on those now sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death. The heretic, seduced by false men from the school of the Apostles, where the life as well as the doctrine of Jesus was taught, was to be gently instructed. Perhaps God would lead him once more home. But these, who, while pretending to belong to Jesus, lived the degraded life of the heathen, were to be shunned. No communion, no friendly intercourse was possible between the hypocrite and the Christian. The command here is so definite--"from these turn away"--that any theory which would relegate the vices just enumerated to a distant future would require, as above stated, that a strained and unnatural meaning should be given to this positive direction to Timothy. The plain and obvious signification of the passage is: men committing the sins alluded to lived then in the Church over which Timothy presided; they were to be avoided by the chief presbyter and his brethren. Verse 5. - Holding for having, A.V.; hating denied for denyiny, A.V.; these also for such, A.V. Holding (ἔχοντες). There is no reason to change "having." Perhaps "indeed" after "having" would give the emphasis conveyed by ἔχοντες preceding the object. A form (μόρφωσιν). It should be the form; i.e. "the outward semblance," i.q. μόρφωμα, form, shape, figure (Liddell and Scott), here in contrast with δύναμις, the reality. In Romans 2:20, the only other place in the New Testament where μόρφωσις occurs, there is no contrast, and so it has the sense of a "true sketch" or "delineation." Having denied (ἠρνημένοι); possibly more correct than the A.V. "denying," though the difference, if any, is very slight. The meaning is that by their life and character and conversation they gave the lie to their Christian profession. Christianity with them was an outward form, not an inward living power of godliness. From these also does not give the sense at all clearly. The A.V. does, though it omits the καὶ, which is not wanted in English. In the Greek it marks an additional circumstance in the case of those of whom he is speaking, viz. that they are to be turned away from as hopeless. Turn away (ἀποτρέπου); only here in the New Testament, or, at least in the middle voice, in the LXX.; but frequent in classical Greek in different senses. St. Paul uses ἐκτρέπομενος in the same sense in 1 Timothy 6:20. "This command shows that the apostle treats the symptoms of the last times as in some respects present" (Alford). With this catena of epithets comp. Romans 1:29-31; and, though of an opposite character, the string of adjectives in Wisd. 7:22, 23.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek havingἔχοντες (echontes) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold. a form μόρφωσιν (morphōsin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3446: Form, outline, semblance. From morphoo; formation, i.e., appearance (concretely) formula). of godliness εὐσεβείας (eusebeias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 2150: Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme. but δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. denying ἠρνημένοι (ērnēmenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 720: Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate. its αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. power. δύναμιν (dynamin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power. Turn away from ἀποτρέπου (apotrepou) Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular Strong's 665: To turn away from, shun. From apo and the base of trope; to deflect, i.e. avoid. [such] as these! τούτους (toutous) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. Links 2 Timothy 3:5 NIV2 Timothy 3:5 NLT 2 Timothy 3:5 ESV 2 Timothy 3:5 NASB 2 Timothy 3:5 KJV 2 Timothy 3:5 BibleApps.com 2 Timothy 3:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Timothy 3:5 Chinese Bible 2 Timothy 3:5 French Bible 2 Timothy 3:5 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Timothy 3:5 Holding a form of godliness but having (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) |
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