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2 Timothy 2:23 — King James Version← Study notes

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.


2 Timothy 2:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 2:2311 words
GreekMeaning
τὰςtas
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
μωρὰςmōras
foolishadjectiveG3474
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀπαιδεύτουςapaideutous
ignorantadjectiveG521
ζητήσειςzētēseis
speculationsnounG2214
παραιτοῦparaitou
do refuseverbG3868
εἰδὼςeidōs
knowingverbG3708
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
γεννῶσιgennōsi
they breedverbG1080
μάχαςmachas
quarrelsnounG3163
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 2:23

Do you see how he everywhere draws him off from questions; not that he was not able to overthrow them; for he was well able. For had he not been able he would have said, Be diligent, that you may be able to refute them; as when he says, “Give attendance to reading, for by so doing you shall both save yourself and them that hear you.” 1 Timothy 4:13-16 But he knew that it was useless to enter at all into these disputes, that there will be no end of it, save contentions,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 6 on Second Timothy
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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