As I exhorted thee when I was going into Macedonia, abide at Ephesus; that thou mayest charge some to teach no other doctrine, Neither to give heed to fables and endless genealogies,

neither give heed to fables and genealogies, which are endless, and breed doubts, more than Godly edifying which is by faith:

But cast away unghostly and old wives' fables. Exercise thyself unto godliness.

and shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables:

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

For we have not followed artfully devised fables, when we made known to you the power and advent of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eye-witnesses of his majesty.