Parallel Verses
Sawyer New Testament
having a form of piety but denying its power; and these avoid.
New American Standard Bible
holding to a form of
King James Version
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Holman Bible
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power.
International Standard Version
They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
A Conservative Version
having a form of piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men,
American Standard Version
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away.
Amplified
holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them.
An Understandable Version
[These people] maintain an appearance of being godly, but they have denied its power; [you should] turn away from such people.
Anderson New Testament
having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from these also turn away.
Bible in Basic English
Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
Common New Testament
holding a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.
Daniel Mace New Testament
of which they wear the appearance, but disclaim its influence. have no intercourse with such.
Darby Translation
having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.
Godbey New Testament
having a form of godliness, but denying the power of the same: and from these turn away.
Goodspeed New Testament
keeping up the forms of religion, but resisting its influence. Avoid such people.
John Wesley New Testament
Having a form of godliness but denying the power of it.
Julia Smith Translation
Having a form of devotion, and having denied its power: and these renounce.
King James 2000
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
maintaining a form of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid these [people].
Modern King James verseion
having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
having a similitude of godly living, but have denied the power thereof. Such abhor.
Montgomery New Testament
For although they keep up the outward form of religion, they deny its power.
NET Bible
They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
New Heart English Bible
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
Noyes New Testament
having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. And from these turn away.
The Emphasized Bible
having a form of godliness, but, the power thereof, denying! and, from these, turn away;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
holding the form of godliness, but denying the power of it: from these men turn with aversion.
Twentieth Century New Testament
and while they retain the outward form of religion, they will not allow it to influence them. Turn your back on such men as these.
Webster
Having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from such turn away.
Weymouth New Testament
and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort.
Williams New Testament
keeping up the forms of religion but not giving expression to its power. Avoid such people.
World English Bible
holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.
Worrell New Testament
holding a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from these also turn away.
Worsley New Testament
having a form of godliness, but strangers to the power of it: from such turn away.
Youngs Literal Translation
having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,
Themes
Alliance and society with the enemies of God » Exhortations to hate and avoid
Character » Of the wicked » Hypocritical
Character of the wicked » Hypocritical
Hypocrites » Described as » Having but a form of Godliness
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
Religion » Formalism » Warnings against
Separation » Pharisaic separation condemned » Of saints from false professors, in the church
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Word Count of 36 Translations in 2 Timothy 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Difficult Times Ahead In The Last Days
4 traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, 5 having a form of piety but denying its power; and these avoid. 6 Of these are those who go into the houses and take captive foolish women loaded with sins, and led by various desires,
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Cross References
2 Thessalonians 3:6
And we charge you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which you received from us.
1 Timothy 5:8
And if any one provides not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Matthew 7:15
But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but within they are rapacious wolves.
Matthew 23:27-28
Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity.
Romans 2:20-24
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law;
Ephesians 4:14
that we may be no longer children, driven about like waves and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the art of men, and the craftiness of deceitful wiles,
Romans 16:17-18
I exhort you, brothers, to observe those that cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the teaching which you learned, and avoid them;
2 Thessalonians 3:14
But if any one obeys not our word by this epistle, mark that one, and have no association with him, that he may be ashamed;
1 Timothy 6:5
and wranglings of men of unsound judgments and destitute of the truth, supposing that piety is gain.
2 Timothy 2:16
But profane and vain words, avoid; for they greatly increase impiety,
2 Timothy 2:23
But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;
Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by works deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and as to every good work reprobate.
Titus 3:10
A man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject,
2 John 1:10-12
If any one comes to you and brings not this doctrine, receive him not into your houses, and salute him not;