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Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)

2 Timothy 2:23

2 Timothy 2:23. Unlearned questions. The English adjective does not quite represent the force of the Greek, but it is not easy to find a better. ‘ Undisciplined,' perhaps, comes nearest. What is meant are the questionings which suggest themselves to untrained, uneducated minds, and which a true intellectual culture would lead men to avoid. What these were we cannot definitely say.

Strifes. Better, ‘fightings,' in the literal sense of the word.

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See also 2 Timothy 2:23 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 23. _FOOLISH AND UNLEARNED QUESTIONS_] See the notes on 1 Timothy 1:4; _"_1 Timothy 4:7_"_, and _"_Titus 3:9_"_....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    BUT FOOLISH AND UNLEARNED QUESTIONS AVOID; - see the notes at 2 Timothy 2:16; compare the notes at 1Ti 1:4, 1 Timothy 1:6; 1 Timothy 4:7. The word “unlearned,” her

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. FAITH'S CONFLICT AND THE BELIEVER'S PATH CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The apostle's charge (2 Timothy 2:1)_ 2. As soldier and husbandman (2 Timothy 2:3) 3. Identification with Christ (2 Timothy 2:8) 4

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CHARGE TO TIMOTHY CONCERNING PRESENT ERROR. The false teaching considered in this epistle is partly present and partly future. Paul's first charge relates to the former type. For its _general characte...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE CHAIN OF TEACHING (2 Timothy 2:1-2)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    Flee from youthful passions; run in pursuit of righteousness in the company of those who call on the Lord from a clean conscience. Have nothing to do with foolish and stupid arguments, for you know th...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    FOOLISH. the foolish. Greek. _moros._ See 1 Corinthians 1:25. UNLEARNED. uninstructed, and so, trifling. Greek. _apaidentos_. Only here in N.T., but occurs in the Septuagint several times translated...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Especial Sphere of both Personal and Ministerial Zeal is (1) Pure Doctrine, (2) a Pure Life The proper connexion is to be sought in the earlier part of the previous passage, particularly 2 Timoth...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _But foolish and unlearned questions_ BUT THOSE FOOLISH AND IGNORANT QUESTIONINGS STEADILY REFUSE; as above -beware their bad doctrine; their foolish questioning decline." _unlearned_ The word occurs...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΤᾺΣ ΔῈ ΜΩΡᾺΣ ΚΑῚ�, _but foolish and ignorant questionings refuse_. The irrelevancy of much of the controversy then prevalent among Christians seems to have deeply impressed St Paul; again and again he...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    TAKE NO PART IN IDLE CONTROVERSY...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΜΩΡΌΣ (G3474) неразумный, глупый, ΆΠΑΊΔΕΥΤΟΣ (G521) недисциплинированный, невоспитанный, необразованный (BAGD). ΖΉΤΗΣΙΣ (G2214) расспросы, рассуждения. ΠΑΡΑΙΤΟΎ _praes. imper. med. (dep.) от_ ΠΑΡΑΙ...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    f. As a utensil 2 Timothy 2:20-23 _TEXT 2:20-23_ 20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honor, and some unto dishonor....

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. UNLEARNED, [ apaideutous (G521)] - 'undisciplined,' 'ignorant' 'senseless:' not tending to the discipline of faith and...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    2 Timothy had been with the apostle in Rome, whence he was probably sent to Philippi (Php_2:19). The most loving and intimate relations existed between them, and Paul continually refers to him as his...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    8 The literal resurrection of Christ as the Seed of David seems to be the apostle's answer to the theory of a spiritual resurrection. The Seed of David can be nothing less than a literal Man. 10 'The...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    2:23 senseless (d-4) Lit. 'foolish and undisciplined questionings;' in general a mind not subject to God, a man following his own mind and will....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EXHORTATIONS TO FLRMNESS, UNCONTENTIOUSNESS, AND PERSEVERANCE 1-26. The duties of God's ministers are, (1) to maintain the faith against assailants and seducers (2 Timothy 2:1; 2 Timothy 2:14; 2 Timot...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 2 APPEAL TO BE STRONG AND TO SUFFER (2:1-13) V1 You then, my child, be strong with the help of Christ Jesus...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    BUT FOOLISH AND UNLEARNED QUESTIONS AVOID. — The Greek word translated “unlearned” is better rendered _ignorant._ These “questions” which, as we have seen above, the false teachers, with whom Timothy...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἀπαιδεύτους : _ignorant_. An ignorant question is one that arises from a misunderstanding of the matter in dispute. Misunderstandings are a fruitful source of strife. _Cf._ 1 Timothy 6:4. παραιτοῦ :...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    Discourage the new false teaching by precept and example. There is no need, however, that you should despair of the Church. It is founded upon a rock, in spite of appearances. Take a broad view of the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “A VESSEL UNTO HONOR” 2 Timothy 2:19 Two men had been named whose teachings had overthrown the faith of some; but in contradistinction to this lamentable defection, Paul turns with thankfulness to th...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In order to fulfil the ideal revealed in the instructions, Timothy was charged to "be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus." The apostle employed three figures of speech, the soldier, the...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    A CALL FOR PURITY IN THE MIDST OF DOCTRINAL ERROR Some see believers in Christ living in a way completely dishonorable and reach the conclusion that there is something wrong with the church, or God's...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (22) В¶ Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (23) But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that the...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    23_But avoid foolish and uninstructive questions _He calls them _foolish, _because they are _uninstructive; _that is, they contribute nothing to godliness, whatever show of acuteness they may hold out...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The truth was the especial treasure committed to him; and he has not only to keep it, as we have seen, but to take care that it was propagated and communicated to others after him, and perhaps still f...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    BUT FOOLISH AND UNLEARNED QUESTIONS AVOID,.... Such as have no solid wisdom in them, and are foreign from the Gospel, the wisdom of God in a mystery, and are not useful and unedifying; such ought to b...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. Ver. 23. _But foolish and unlearned, &c._] παραιτου. _Vitiligatorum naenias devita._ Shift them off, set them by as see...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _But foolish and unlearned questions_ Or unimportant subjects of inquiry and debate; _avoid, knowing that they gender strifes_ Or contentions in the church; and certainly it is a most important part o...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    BUT FOOLISH AND UNLEARNED QUESTIONS AVOID, KNOWING THAT THEY DO GENDER STRIFES....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MINISTER'S PERSONAL CONDUCT....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    If in chapter 1 we have seen the blessedness of God's abiding presence in His beloved saints - whatever may be the human failure everywhere - now in chapter 2, verses 1 to 13, there is a resulting con...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    22-26 The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful wor...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    It is a precept or caution of the same nature with those, 1 TIMOTHY 1:4, 1 TIMOTHY 4:7; and 2 TIMOTHY 2:16. The repetition of this precept of the apostle four times in these two short Epistles, lets u...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV of truth, hold no such opinions, but that they did also preach to us to shun these doctrines,[3] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I The Stoics also, whom he men...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Timothy 2:23 But G1161 avoid G3868 (G5737) foolish G3474 and G2532 ignorant G521 disputes G2214 knowing G1492 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SECTION 3. THOSE WHO ARE TRULY THE LORD'S MUST EQUIP THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE GRIEVOUS TIMES THAT ARE COMING (2 TIMOTHY 2:19 TO 2 TIMOTHY 3:17). Having called on him to endure...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    IGNORANT (απαιδευτους). Old verbal, here only in N.T. (α privative and παιδευω). Untrained, uneducated, "speculations of a half-educated mind" (Parry).REFUSE (παραιτου). See 1 Timothy 4:7.THEY GE...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    2 Timothy 2:15. _Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth._ This is a metaphor taken from the action of the priest at the...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Walk of a good soldier of Christ in times of apostasy. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Timothy, David, Hymenaeus, Philetus, Satan. CONCLUSION: Those who have work to do for Christ must stir them...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Timothy 2:1. _Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus._ Be strong in the Lord, and in every virtue. This is chiefly repeated from Ephesians 6:10. 2 Timothy 2:3. _Endure hardness,_ or hardship...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    BUT STAY AWAY FROM. See Titus 3:9-11 and notes....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 2:24. AND THE SERVANT OF THE LORD MUST NOT STRIVE.—The wrangling spirit that delights in strife should never be seen in the messenger of the gospel of peace...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 2:1 _Child _for _son_, A.V.; _strengthened _for _strong, _A.V. BE STRENGTHENED (ἐνδυναμοῦ)_; _more exactly (as Huther), _become strong, _or, which is the same thing, _strengthe...

  • The Typology of Scripture by Patrick Fairbairn

    Ver. 23. _But foolish and ignorant questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes._ The same advice substantially was given to Titus (Titus 3:9); and the tendency of discussions about questions...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace (2 Timothy 2:1) You see, it is legalism that is threatening the church. This idea that you can work yourself into divine favor. So "be strong in the gra...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Timothy 1:4; 1 Timothy 4:7; 1 Timothy 6:4; 1 Timothy 6:5; 2 Timoth

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Foolish [μ ω ρ α ς]. In Pastorals only here and Titus 3:9. Mwrov means dull, sluggish, stupid : applied to the taste, flat, insipid : comp. mwranqh have lost his savor, Matthew 5:13. In Pastorals neve...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE CHRISTIAN'S TITLES 2 Timothy 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We will discuss the seven distinctive names under which Paul addressed his son in the faith. As a prelude to these seven names, it might be h...

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