10Now you have diligently followed [my example, that is] my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness, 11 persecutions, and sufferings--such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, but the Lord rescued me from them all! 12 Indeed, all who delight in pursuing righteousness and 2Timothy 3:5-7King James Version. Update. 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Read full chapter.
InPerilous Times. 1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 4 traitors
Hereis one way to outline Paul’s second letter to Timothy: 1:1-2: Personal greeting. 1:3-5: Thankfulness for Timothy’s faith. 1:6-14: The need for courage and faithfulness. 1:15-18: Commendation of Onesiphorus. 2:1-13: Exhortation to steadfastness (comparisons to soldiers, athletes and farmers).
InternationalStandard Version They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people. American Standard Version
2Timothy 3:5 in Other Translations. 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. 5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 5 They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
But in a secondary sense, applied to a war, it meant an internecine war admitting of no truce; and thence, as here, applied to a person, it means "implacable," one who will make no truce or treaty with his enemy. The sense "truce breakers" is not justified by any example. Slanderers (διάβολοι); as 1 Timothy 3:11 and Titus 2:3.
BreakingDown the Key Parts of 2 Timothy 2:15. #1 “Do your best”. “You must be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect” (Mt 5:48). But in this temporary flesh in a fallen world, we might slip on occasion, and if so, we must repent and get back on the narrow path. But we are charged to “do [our] best.”. The trouble with most
2Timothy 3:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95) 5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
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