2 Timothy 3:5
Strong's Lexicon
having
ἔχοντες (echontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

a form
μόρφωσιν (morphōsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3446: Form, outline, semblance. From morphoo; formation, i.e., appearance (concretely) formula).

of godliness
εὐσεβείας (eusebeias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2150: Piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness. From eusebes; piety; specially, the gospel scheme.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

denying
ἠρνημένοι (ērnēmenoi)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 720: Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.

its
αὐτῆς (autēs)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

power.
δύναμιν (dynamin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1411: From dunamai; force; specially, miraculous power.

Turn away from
ἀποτρέπου (apotrepou)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 665: To turn away from, shun. From apo and the base of trope; to deflect, i.e. avoid.

[such] as these !
τούτους (toutous)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

Young's Literal Translation
having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!

New American Standard Bible
holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

King James Bible
Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

New Living Translation
They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

English Standard Version
having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

New American Standard Bible
holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!

International Standard Version
They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.

NET Bible
They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

American Standard Version
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away.

English Revised Version
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

Young's Literal Translation
having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,
















Cross References
Matthew 7:15
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

1 Timothy 4:7
But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.

1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

1 Timothy 5:8
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

2 Timothy 1:1
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2 Timothy 3:4
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

2 Timothy 3:3
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

2 Timothy 3:2
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3:6
For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

2 Timothy 3:7
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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