Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
false Doctrines » Unprofitable and vain
With various and strange teachings be not carried about. For good the heart be rendered firm by grace; not by food, in which they having walked about were not profited.
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Exhortations » Special » To avoid various forms of evil
O Timothy, watch that which holds firm, turning aside from profane, idle talk, and oppositions of knowledge, bearing a false name:
And I beseech you, brethren, to observe narrowly them having made divisions and scandals against the teaching which ye learned; and bend away from them.
Verse Concepts
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Reject it, thou shalt not pass in it; turn aside from it and pass by.
And avoid profane, empty discourses: for they will proceed to more of profanation.
And silly and ignorant questions refuse, knowing that they produce strifes.
Genealogies » Subject of, to be avoided
Neither hold to fictions and endless genealogies, which offer questions, rather than the arrangement of God in the faith:
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Genealogy » Of no spiritual significance
And think not to say in yourselves we have Abraham a father; for I say to you that God can of these stones raise up children to Abraham.
Neither hold to fictions and endless genealogies, which offer questions, rather than the arrangement of God in the faith:
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
Questions » Foolish to be avoided
He has been proud, knowing nothing, but sick about questions and disputes of words, of which is envy, strife, slanders, evil conjectures,
Neither hold to fictions and endless genealogies, which offer questions, rather than the arrangement of God in the faith:
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
And silly and ignorant questions refuse, knowing that they produce strifes.
Strife » Ministers should » Avoid questions that lead to
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
And silly and ignorant questions refuse, knowing that they produce strifes.
Vanity » Foolish questions are
O Timothy, watch that which holds firm, turning aside from profane, idle talk, and oppositions of knowledge, bearing a false name:
And foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and conflicts pertaining to the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.
And avoid profane, empty discourses: for they will proceed to more of profanation.
Put these things in mind, calling to witness before the Lord not to wrangle for nothing useful, to the subversion of them hearing.
Which some having missed turned away to vain discourse Wishing to be teachers of the law; neither understanding what they say, nor of certain things they are assured.