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What Are "Foolish Questions"?
Commentators explain that the "foolish and ignorant questions" are not necessarily simple. Rather, they are pointless, unedifying, and do not contribute to godliness, no matter how clever they seem. John Calvin notes they are considered "foolish" precisely because they are unprofitable for spiritual growth and foreign to the core message of the Gospel.
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2 Timothy
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Timothy 2:23
18th Century
Theologian
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid. (See the notes on 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 1:6, and [Reference 1 Timoth…
AT Robertson
On 2 Timothy 2:23
Ignorant (απαιδευτους). Old verbal, here only in N.T. (α privative and παιδευω). Untrained, uneducated, "speculations of a half-ed…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Timothy 2:23
19th Century
Bishop
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid.—The Greek word translated “unlearned” is better rendered ignorant. Th…
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Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Timothy 2:22–23
19th Century
Preacher
But follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 2 Timothy 2:23
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 …
John Calvin
On 2 Timothy 2:23
16th Century
Theologian
But avoid foolish and uninstructive questions—he calls them foolish because they are uninstructive; that is, they contri…
John Gill
On 2 Timothy 2:23
17th Century
Pastor
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid Such as have no solid wisdom in them, and are foreign from the Gospel, the wisd…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Timothy 2:22–26
17th Century
Minister
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…