Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;

只是要弃绝那世俗的言语和老妇荒渺的话，在敬虔上操练自己。

要弃绝那世俗的言语和老妇的无稽传说。要在敬虔上操练自己：

要弃绝那世俗的言语和老妇的无稽传说。要在敬虔上操练自己：

但你要弃绝世俗、荒诞的传说，要训练自己做个敬虔的人。

总要弃绝世俗以及老妇的无稽之谈；要操练自己达到敬虔的地步。

至于那些不敬神的、像老妇人所编造的故事，你要拒绝。为了敬神，要操练自己，

只是要棄絕那世俗的言語和老婦荒渺的話，在敬虔上操練自己。

要棄絕那世俗的言語和老婦的無稽傳說。要在敬虔上操練自己：

要棄絕那世俗的言語和老婦的無稽傳說。要在敬虔上操練自己：

但你要棄絕世俗、荒誕的傳說，要訓練自己做個敬虔的人。

總要棄絕世俗以及老婦的無稽之談；要操練自己達到敬虔的地步。

至於凡俗的和老婦常談的荒唐傳說，你總要拒絕聽信。你要為着敬虔之事上操練自己。

至於那些不敬神的、像老婦人所編造的故事，你要拒絕。為了敬神，要操練自己，

當棄老媼妄誕不經之談、而自練敬虔、

當棄妄言老媼之談、練習敬虔、

虛誕之詞、屬老媼不經之談、爾當棄之、惟練習虔敬、

凡世俗之寓言、及村嫗之神話、慎毋注意。惟宜兢兢業業、修身砥行、以達聖域。

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.

Don’t have anything to do with godless stories and silly tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.

Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.

But have nothing to do with pointless and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness.

But stay away from worthless stories that are typical of old women. Rather, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness;

But reject profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise yourself toward godliness.

but refuse profane and old wives’ fables. And exercise thyself unto godliness:

But have nothing to do with irreverent and silly myths. Rather, train yourself in godliness,

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself[ rather] unto godliness.

But reject those myths fit only for the godless and gullible, and train yourself for godliness.

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.

But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.

But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.

But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil.

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.

and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.

So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.

but with what is proper for women who profess godliness— with good works.

not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called“ knowledge,”