[2:5] 1 tn Grk “will not be crowned,” speaking of the wreath awarded to the victor.
[2:5] 2 sn According to the rules (Grk “lawfully, by law”) referring to the rules of competition. In the ancient world these included requirements for training as well as rules for the competition itself.
[2:16] 3 sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).
[2:16] 4 tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”