Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Timothy 2:16

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16. shun —literally, "stand above," separate from, and superior to. vain —opposed to "the truth" ( 2 Timothy 2:15 ). babblings —with loud voice: opposed to the temperate "word" ( 2 Timothy 2:15- : ). increase — Greek, advance"; literally, "strike forward": an image from pioneers cutting away all obstacles before an advancing army. They pretend progress; the only kind of progress they make is to a greater pitch of impiety. more ungodliness — Greek, "a greater degree of impiety." return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-17" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2ti-2-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/2ti-2-16

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological