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 4:3

4:3 For there will be a time when people ³  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ⁴  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ⁵ 

[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.

[4:3]  ³ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”