2 Timothy 3:5

3:5 They will maintain the outward appearance4 of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.5

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4	tn Or “form.” 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).
5	tn Grk “and avoid these,” with the word “people” implied.