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14 Remind them of these things, acharging them before the Lord not to1 strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.  
15 aBe diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.  
16 But shun profane and1 idle babblings, for they will2 increase to more ungodliness.  
17 And their message will spread like cancer. aHymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,  
18 who have strayed concerning the truth, asaying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.  
19 Nevertheless athe solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord bknows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of1 Christ depart from iniquity.”  
20 But in a great house there are not only avessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.  
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2 Timothy 2:16

But shun profane and vain babblings, - see the notes at I Timothy 6:20.

For they will increase unto more ungodliness - Their tendency is to alienate the soul from God, and to lead to impiety. Such kinds of disputation are not merely a waste of time, they are productive of positive mischief. A man fond of contention in religious things is seldom one who has much love for the practical duties of piety, or any very deep sense of the distinction between right and wrong. You will not usually look for him in the place of prayer, nor can you expect his aid in the conversion of sinners, nor will you find that he has any very strict views of religious obligation.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 2 Timothy 2:16:

Romans 1:18
1 Timothy 1:9
1 Timothy 4:7
2 Timothy 2:23
Titus 3:9

 

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