Catholic Public Domain Version
"even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them. "
— 2 Timothy 3:5, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
“holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away. ”
“holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.”
“They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.”
“Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.”
“Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.”
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”
Men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, self-exalting, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,
without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness,
traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God,
even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.
For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away, like captives, foolish women burdened with sins, who are led away by means of various desires,
always learning, yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.
And in the same manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so also will these resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobates from the faith.