Ignorant (απαιδευτους). Old verbal, here only in N.T. (α privative and παιδευω). Untrained, uneducated, "speculations of a half-ed…

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid. (See the notes on 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 1:6, and [Reference 1 Timoth…

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid.—The Greek word translated “unlearned” is better rendered ignorant. Th…

But follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid…

Paul goes on to instruct Timothy again to avoid and even refuse to get involved in senseless and ignorant “arguments” (GK 2428). If such questions …

But avoid foolish and uninstructive questions—he calls them foolish because they are uninstructive; that is, they contri…

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid Such as have no solid wisdom in them, and are foreign from the Gospel, the wisd…

The more we follow that which is good, the faster and further we will flee from that which is evil. Maintaining the communion of saints will take u…

1. Previously, the author showed that profane chatter must be avoided, drawing his reason from the harm it causes. Here he shows the same th…