2 Timothy 2:16

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

Call to mind these things, charging [men] before the Lord not to debate about words, to no profit, to the subversion of the hearers.

but avoid profane and silly myths; exercise yourself in piety;

O Timothy, keep the trust, turning away from profane and empty words, and contradictions of mis-named science,

not attending to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who subvert the truth.

But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Your rejoicing is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole mass?

Be not deceived; evil companionships corrupt good morals.

For the mystery of wickedness already works, [God] only restrains it just now, till it shall be out of the way;

whom it is necessary to silence, who mislead whole families, teaching for base gain what they ought not.

taking care that no one may come short of the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springing up may make trouble and by it many be defiled,

and many shall follow their lewdness, on account of whom the way of truth shall be reviled,

And one of his heads [was as if] mortally wounded, and its mortal wound was healed. And all the earth wondered after the beast,

But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;