having a form of godliness(A) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(B)

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For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them].

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Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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holding to a form of [a](A)godliness although they have (B)denied its power; (C)avoid such people as these.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 3:5 Or religion

Difficult Times Ahead

1-5 Don’t be naive. There are difficult times ahead. As the end approaches, people are going to be self-absorbed, money-hungry, self-promoting, stuck-up, profane, contemptuous of parents, crude, coarse, dog-eat-dog, unbending, slanderers, impulsively wild, savage, cynical, treacherous, ruthless, bloated windbags, addicted to lust, and allergic to God. They’ll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they’re animals. Stay clear of these people.

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