1 Timothy 6:4

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Summary

He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,

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1 Timothy 1:4

2 Timothy 2:23

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Desiring to be law-teachers, - not understanding, either what they say or whereof they confidently affirm.

Not a new convert, lest, being beclouded, into the sentence of the adversary, he fall;

There is who feigneth himself rich, yet hath nothing at all, who pleadeth poverty, yet hath great substance.

Clouds and wind, when rain there is none, is the man who boasteth himself of a pretended gift.

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye, - more hope of a dullard, than of him!

But, a certain man named Simon, was already in the city, practising magical arts, and astonishing the nation of Samaria, - saying that himself was someone great:

The same thing, one to another regarding, - not the lofty things regarding, but, by the lowly, being led along. Be not getting presumptuous in your own opinion:

Let no one be deceiving himself: - if anyone imagineth himself to be wise among you, in this age, let him become foolish, that he may become wise;

Now, concerning the idol-sacrifices, we are aware - because we, all, have knowledge, - knowledge, puffeth up, but, love, buildeth up;

For, if any one thinketh he is something, when he is, nothing, he deceiveth himself;

Let, no one, against you, be arbitrating, however wishful, - in respect of lowliness of mind, and of a religious observance of the messengers: upon what things he hath seen, taking his stand, in vain, puffed up by his carnal mind, -

The one who opposeth and exalteth himself on high against every one called God, or an object of worship; so that he, within the sanctuary of God, shall take his seat, showeth himself forth, that he is, God: -

traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

These, however, as unreasoning creatures that have been bred as being, by nature, for capture and destruction, in the things they are ignorant of, uttering defamation, in their spoiling, shall also be made a spoil, -

But, these, whatsoever things, indeed, they know not, they defame; but, whatsoever things, naturally, like the irrational creatures, they well understand, by these, are they, bringing themselves to ruin.

Because thou sayest, Rich, am I, and have become enriched, and, of nothing, have I need, and knowest not that, thou, art the wretched one, and pitiable, and destitute, and blind, and naked,

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Not to be teaching otherwise, nor yet to be giving heed to stories and endless genealogies, - the which, bring, arguings, rather than that stewardship of God which is with faith; -

But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;

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Lo! for strife and contention, ye fast, And to smite with the fist of lawlessness, - Ye shall not fast as to-day, To cause to be heard on high your voice!

And, when Paul and Barnabas had had no little dissension and discussion with them, it was arranged that Paul and Barnabas and certain others from among them should go up unto the Apostles and Elders in Jerusalem concerning this question,

Unto them, on the other hand, who are of contention, and are not yielding unto the truth, but are yielding unto unrighteousness, anger and wrath,

As in daytime, becomingly let us walk: not in revellings and in drunken bouts, not in chamberings and in wanton deeds, not in strife and envy; -

Him that is weak in his faith, receive ye, - not for disputing opinions: -

For ye are yet fleshly. For, whereas there are, among you, jealousy and strife, are ye not, fleshly, and, after the manner of men, walking?

But, if anyone thinketh to be contentious, we, have no such custom, - nor yet the assemblies of God.

For ye bear with it - if anyone enslaveth you, if any devoureth, if anyone taketh, if anyone lifteth himself up, if anyone, on the face, doth smite you!

If, however, one another, ye bite and devour, take heed lest, by one another, ye be consumed!

Some, indeed, by reason of envy and strife - some, however, by reason of good will - are proclaiming, the Christ:

Nothing by way of faction, nothing by way of vain-glory, - but, in lowliness of mind, accounting, one another, superior to yourselves, -

But, foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strife, and contentions about matters of law, avoid, for they are unprofitable and vain.

Ye know, my brethren beloved, - but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

What profit, my brethren, - if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him?

Whence wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence - due to your pleasures which are taking the field in your members?

Putting away, therefore, all vice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envyings and all detractions,

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The woman Stupidity, is boisterous, so simple that she knoweth not what she would do;

Cease, my son, to hear instruction that would cause thee to wander from the sayings of knowledge.

But, if anyone knoweth not, he is unknown!

But, from the foolish and undisciplined questionings, excuse thyself, knowing that they gender strifes;