2 Timotius 3:5

3:5 They will maintain the outward appearance ¹  of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these. ² 

2 Timotius 4:5

4:5 You, however, be self-controlled ³  in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

[3:5]  ¹ tn Or “form.”

[3:5]  sn Outward appearance. Paul’s contrast with power in 3:5b shows that he regards this “form” to be outward, one of appearance rather than reality (cf. 1 Cor 4:19-20; 1 Thess 1:5).

[3:5]  ² tn Grk “and avoid these,” with the word “people” implied.

[4:5]  ³ tn Or “sober,” “temperate.”