Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

New American Standard Bible

and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

King James Version

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Holman Bible

and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.

International Standard Version

and incessant conflict between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth. They think that godliness is a way to make a profit.

A Conservative Version

constant frictions of men corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing piety to be a means of gain. Withdraw from such.

Amplified

and perpetual friction between men who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a source of profit [a lucrative, money-making business—withdraw from them].

An Understandable Version

[and] continual wranglings between people with corrupt minds, who are deprived of the truth. They think that [professing] godliness is a way to obtain [financial] gain.

Anderson New Testament

and wranglings, on the part of men who are corrupt in mind, and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a source of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

Bible in Basic English

Bitter talk of men who, being evil in mind and dead to what is true, take the faith to be a way of making profit.

Common New Testament

and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a means of gain.

Daniel Mace New Testament

mischievous opinions, and a familiarity with pernicious ignorant impostors, who consider religion only as it makes for their gain.

Darby Translation

constant quarrellings of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding gain to be the end of piety.

Godbey New Testament

wranglings of men having been corrupted as to their mind and turned away from the truth, considering that gain is godliness.

Goodspeed New Testament

and mutual irritation between people of depraved minds, who are lost to the truth and think of religion only as a means of gain.

John Wesley New Testament

evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, supposing the gain is godliness. From such withdraw thyself.

Julia Smith Translation

Unprofitable occupations of men corrupted in mind, and deprived of the truth, thinking gain to be devotion: be separated from such.

King James 2000

Perverse wranglings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw yourself.

Lexham Expanded Bible

constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain.

Modern King James verseion

meddling, of men whose minds have been corrupted and deprived of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness. Withdraw from such.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and vain disputations of men with corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, which think that lucre is godliness. From such, separate thyself.

Moffatt New Testament

and constant friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the Truth. They imagine religion is a paying concern.

Montgomery New Testament

and wrangling between men whose minds are corrupt and destitute of the truth; who suppose that godliness is a source of gain.

NET Bible

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

New Heart English Bible

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.

Noyes New Testament

incessant disputings of men corrupted in their minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that godliness is gain.

Sawyer New Testament

and wranglings of men of unsound judgments and destitute of the truth, supposing that piety is gain.

The Emphasized Bible

incessant quarrellings of men wholly corrupt in their mind and bereft of the truth, - supposing godliness to be, a means of gain!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

perverse wranglings of men corrupt in mind, and destitute of truth, who think to make gain of godliness; depart from such men.

Twentieth Century New Testament

and incessant wrangling on the part of these corrupt-minded people who have lost all hold on the Truth, and who think of religion only as a source of gain.

Webster

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Weymouth New Testament

and persistent wranglings on the part of people whose intellects are disordered and they themselves blinded to all knowledge of the truth; who imagine that godliness means gain.

Williams New Testament

and perpetual friction between people who are depraved in mind and deprived of truth, who imagine that religion is only a means of gain.

World English Bible

constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

Worrell New Testament

wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing godliness to be a source of gain.

Worsley New Testament

and void of truth, accounting gain to be godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Youngs Literal Translation

wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
παραδιατριβή 
Paradiatribe 
Usage: 1

of men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

of corrupt
διαφθείρω 
Diaphtheiro 
Usage: 5

νοῦς 
Nous 
Usage: 24

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ἀποστερέω 
Apostereo 
Usage: 5

of the truth
ἀλήθεια 
Aletheia 
Usage: 87

νομίζω 
Nomizo 
Usage: 12

πορισμός 
Porismos 
Usage: 2

is
εἶναι 
Einai 
to be, be, was, is, am, are, were, not tr,
Usage: 97

εὐσέβεια 
Eusebeia 
Usage: 15

ἀπό 
Apo 
from, of, out of, for, off, by, at, in, since 9, on, not tr., .
Usage: 490

τοιοῦτος 
Toioutos 
Usage: 51

Context Readings

False Teachers And The Love Of Money

4 he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, 5 wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain. 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain:



Cross References

2 Timothy 3:8

And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth. Men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Titus 1:11

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

2 Peter 2:3

And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

2 Kings 5:20-27

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

Isaiah 56:11

Yea, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds that cannot understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.

Jeremiah 6:13

For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness; from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

Matthew 7:17-20

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Matthew 12:33

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

Matthew 21:13

and he saith unto them, It is written, My house shall be called a house of prayer: but ye make it a den of robbers.

Matthew 23:13

But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering in to enter.

John 3:19-21

And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

Acts 8:18-20

Now when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

Acts 19:24-28

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, brought no little business unto the craftsmen;

Romans 16:17-18

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

1 Corinthians 11:16

But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

Ephesians 4:17-19

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the Gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind,

2 Thessalonians 2:8-11

And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord Jesus shall slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his coming;

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

1 Timothy 1:6

from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

1 Timothy 3:3

no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

1 Timothy 6:6

But godliness with contentment is great gain:

2 Timothy 3:5

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away.

Titus 1:15-16

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Hebrews 3:12-13

Take heed, brethren, lest haply there shall be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away from the living God:

2 Peter 2:15

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the'son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

2 John 1:8-10

Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we have wrought, but that ye receive a full reward.

Jude 1:11

Woe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

Revelation 18:3

For by the wine of the wrath of her fornication all the nations are fallen; and the kings of the earth committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth waxed rich by the power of her wantonness.

Revelation 18:13

and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men.

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