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But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.
Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do].
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
¶ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;
For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
¶ But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
¶ For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
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