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2 Timothy 2:23

But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22Shun youthful desires, and follow righteousness, faithfulness, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

24and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,

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Cross References

1 Timothy 4:7But reject those profane and old-womanish fables, and exercise yourself for godliness.

2 Timothy 2:14Put them in mind of these things, charging them before the Lord that they dispute not about words to no profit, which disputes end in the overthrow of the hearers.

Titus 3:9But foolish questions and genealogies and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:23-26

Cautions against Contention. ( a. d. 66.) 22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; 26 And that they may… Read the whole commentary →

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