and (A)will turn away from listening to the truth and (B)wander off into myths.

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They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)

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11 But (A)they refused to pay attention (B)and turned a stubborn shoulder and stopped their ears that they might not hear.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 7:11 Hebrew and made their ears too heavy to hear

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(A) they turned their backs(B) and covered their ears.(C)

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nor (A)to devote themselves to myths and endless (B)genealogies, which promote (C)speculations rather than the stewardship[a] from God that is by faith.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:4 Or good order

or to devote themselves to myths(A) and endless genealogies.(B) Such things promote controversial speculations(C) rather than advancing God’s work—which is by faith.

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Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word

16 For we did not follow (A)cleverly devised (B)myths when we made known to you (C)the power and (D)coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but (E)we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

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16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(A) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(B)

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Have nothing to do with irreverent, (A)silly myths. Rather (B)train yourself for godliness;

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Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales;(A) rather, train yourself to be godly.(B)

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57 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together[a] at him.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 7:57 Or rushed with one mind

57 At this they covered their ears and, yelling at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him,

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14 (A)not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and (B)the commands of people (C)who turn away from the truth.

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14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths(A) or to the merely human commands(B) of those who reject the truth.(C)

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15 You are aware that (A)all who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

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Examples of Disloyalty and Loyalty

15 You know that everyone in the province of Asia(A) has deserted me,(B) including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

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20 O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. (A)Avoid the (B)irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,”

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20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted(A) to your care. Turn away from godless chatter(B) and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge,

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32 For the simple are killed by (A)their turning away,
    and (B)the complacency of fools destroys them;

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32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
    and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(A)

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25 (A)Grace be with all of you.

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25 Grace be with you all.(A)

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