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But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid. (See the notes on 1 Timothy 1:4, 1 Timothy 1:6, and [Reference 1 Timoth…
Ignorant (απαιδευτους). Old verbal, here only in N.T. (α privative and παιδευω). Untrained, uneducated, "speculations of a half-ed…
19th Century
Anglican
But foolish and unlearned questions avoid.—The Greek word translated “unlearned” is better rendered ignorant. Th…
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Baptist
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 …
16th Century
Protestant
But avoid foolish and uninstructive questions—he calls them foolish because they are uninstructive; that is, they contri…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the author showed that profane chatter must be avoided, drawing his reason from the harm it causes. Here he shows the same th…
