They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.

有敬虔的外貌，却背了敬虔的实意；这等人你要躲开。

有敬虔的外貌，却背弃了敬虔的实质，这等人你要避开。

有敬虔的外貌，却背弃了敬虔的实质，这等人你要避开。

虚有敬虔的外表，却无敬虔的实质。你要避开这样的人。

有敬虔的形式，却否定敬虔的能力；这些人你应当避开。

有敬神的外表，却否定敬神的实质；这样的人你要避开。

有敬虔的外貌，卻背了敬虔的實意；這等人你要躲開。

有敬虔的外貌，卻背棄了敬虔的實質，這等人你要避開。

有敬虔的外貌，卻背棄了敬虔的實質，這等人你要避開。

虛有敬虔的外表，卻無敬虔的實質。你要避開這樣的人。

有敬虔的形式，卻否定敬虔的能力；這些人你應當避開。

有敬虔的形式，卻背棄了敬虔的實質；這種人、你要躲開。

有敬神的外表，卻否定敬神的實質；這樣的人你要避開。

有敬虔之貌、而無其實、若此者宜遠之、

有敬虔之名、無敬虔之實、若此者、當遠之、

有虔敬之貌、而無虔敬之實、而無虔敬之實原文作而不認其德若此者、爾當遠避、

外飾虔誠之貌內實麻木不仁。此類之人、務望吾兒避之若浼。

having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

They will act as if they were serving God. But what they do will show that they have turned their backs on God’s power. Have nothing to do with these people.

having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!

holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people.

holding to a form of godliness although they have denied its power; avoid such people as these.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people!

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

The sovereign master says,“ These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man- made ritual.

“ Woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that look beautiful on the outside but inside are full of the bones of the dead and of everything unclean.In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

They profess to know God but with their deeds they deny him, since they are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.

But if someone does not provide for his own, especially his own family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

an educator of the senseless, a teacher of little children, because you have in the law the essential features of knowledge and of the truth–therefore you who teach someone else, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?You who tell others not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!For just as it is written,“ the name of God is being blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”

“ But as for you, son of man, your people( who are talking about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses) say to one another,‘ Come hear the word that comes from the LORD.’They come to you in crowds, and they sit in front of you as my people. They hear your words, but do not obey them. For they talk lustfully, and their heart is set on their own advantage.Realize that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. They hear your words, but they do not obey them.

Reject a divisive person after one or two warnings.

“ Watch out for false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are voracious wolves.

But reject foolish and ignorant controversies, because you know they breed infighting.

But avoid profane chatter, because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness,

and constant bickering by people corrupted in their minds and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a way of making a profit.

Listen to this, O family of Jacob, you who are called by the name‘ Israel,’ and are descended from Judah, who take oaths in the name of the LORD, and invoke the God of Israel– but not in an honest and just manner.Indeed, they live in the holy city; they trust in the God of Israel, whose name is the LORD who commands armies.

So we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes.

But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create dissensions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them!For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

“ Shout loudly! Don’t be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob’s family with their sin!They seek me day after day; they want to know my requirements, like a nation that does what is right and does not reject the law of their God. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God.They lament,‘ Why don’t you notice when we fast? Why don’t you pay attention when we humble ourselves?’ Look, at the same time you fast, you satisfy your selfish desires, you oppress your workers.