2 Timothy 2:16

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Summary

2 Timothy 2:16

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Shun

Titus 3:9

For

General references

Leviticus 13:7

2 Timothy 2:23

Bible References

Shun

Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.

But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:

O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named;

Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish.

For

Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so increasing the sin of Israel.

Ephraim's food is the wind, and he goes after the east wind: deceit and destruction are increasing day by day; they make an agreement with Assyria, and take oil into Egypt.

This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?

Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.

And I saw one of his heads as if it had been given a death-wound; and his death-wound was made well: and all the earth was wondering at the beast.

General references

But if the size of the mark on his skin is increased after he has been seen by the priest, let him go to the priest again:

And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.