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)
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pericope/per-2ti-2-002
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological