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 3:7

3:7 Such women are always seeking instruction, ³  yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

[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.

[3:7]  ³ tn Grk “always learning,” continuing the description of the women from v. 6. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.