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2 Timothy 2:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 Further, reject foolish and ignorant debates,+ knowing that they produce fights.

2 Timothy 2:23

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 23 τὰς The δὲ but μωρὰς foolish καὶ and ἀπαιδεύτους uneducated ζητήσεις seekings παραιτοῦ, be asking off for yourself, εἰδὼς having known ὅτι that γεννῶσι they are generating μάχας· fights;

2 Timothy 2:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 ** But try to keep out of foolish and half-educated arguments, knowing that they breed quarrels;

2 Timothy 2:23

American Standard Version
- 23 But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.

2 Timothy 2:23

The Emphasized Bible
- 23 But from the foolish and undisciplined questionings excuse thyself, Knowing that they gender strifes;

2 Timothy 2:23

King James Version
- 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

2 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:23
  
  reject foolish and ignorant debates: For the third time in this letter, Paul urges Timothy to help the Ephesian Christians to stop fighting over speculative and controversial subjects. (2Ti 2:14 and study note, 16) In his first letter to Timothy, Paul had addressed similar tendencies.—See study notes on 1Ti 1:4; 6:20.
  
  ignorant: To describe the debates that afflicted the congregation in Ephesus, Paul calls them “ignorant,” or more literally, “uneducated.” Paul may have used the word to suggest that those who engaged in such debates lacked the basic Christian instruction that even a child should have. Certainly, those involved in such debates were failing to apply Christ’s most basic teaching—love.—Joh 13:34, 35.