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

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.

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.

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

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

Therefore the Lord said:“ Inasmuch as these people draw near with their mouths And honor Me with their lips, But have removed their hearts far from Me, And their fear toward Me is taught by the commandment of men,

“ Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.You, therefore, who teach another, do you not teach yourself? You who preach that a man should not steal, do you steal?You who say,“ Do not commit adultery,” do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples?You who make your boast in the law, do you dishonor God through breaking the law?For“ the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” as it is written.

“ As for you, son of man, the children of your people are talking about you beside the walls and in the doors of the houses; and they speak to one another, everyone saying to his brother,‘ Please come and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.Indeed you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they do not do them.

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,

“ Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.

But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will increase to more ungodliness.

useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

“ Hear this, O house of Jacob, Who are called by the name of Israel, And have come forth from the wellsprings of Judah; Who swear by the name of the Lord, And make mention of the God of Israel, But not in truth or in righteousness;For they call themselves after the holy city, And lean on the God of Israel; The Lord of hosts is His name:

that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting,

But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.

Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.For those who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly, and by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, note that person and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed.

“ Cry aloud, spare not; Lift up your voice like a trumpet; Tell My people their transgression, And the house of Jacob their sins.Yet they seek Me daily, And delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, And did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice; They take delight in approaching God.‘ Why have we fasted,’ they say,‘ and You have not seen? Why have we afflicted our souls, and You take no notice?’“ In fact, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, And exploit all your laborers.