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

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Titus 1:16• ¹⁶They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work. (Titus 1:16)

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Isa. 29:13• ¹³And the Lord saith, Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is removed far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught of men; (Isa. 29:13)

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Isa. 48:1‑2• ¹Hear ye this, house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, not in truth, nor in righteousness.
²For they are named after the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel: Jehovah of hosts is his name. (Isa. 48:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:1‑3• ¹Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare unto my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
²Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that doeth righteousness, and hath not forsaken the ordinance of their God; they ask of me the ordinances of righteousness, they take delight in approaching to God:
³--Wherefore have we fasted, and thou seest not; have afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find what pleaseth you, and exact all your labours. (Isa. 58:1‑3)

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Ezek. 33:30‑32• ³⁰And as for thee, son of man, the children of thy people keep talking of thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from Jehovah.
³¹And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
³²And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not. (Ezek. 33:30‑32)

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Matt. 7:15• ¹⁵But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves. (Matt. 7:15)

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Matt. 23:27‑28• ²⁷Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, for ye are like whited sepulchres, which appear beautiful outwardly, but within are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness.
²⁸Thus also *ye*, outwardly ye appear righteous to men, but within are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. (Matt. 23:27‑28)

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Rom. 2:20‑24• ²⁰an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law:
²¹thou then that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? thou that preachest not to steal, dost thou steal?
²²thou that sayest man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?
²³thou who boastest in law, dost thou by transgression of the law dishonour God?
²⁴For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written. (Rom. 2:20‑24)

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1 Tim. 5:8• ⁸But if any one does not provide for his own, and specially for those of his house, he has denied the faith, and is worse than the unbeliever. (1 Tim. 5:8)

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Titus 1:16• ¹⁶They profess to know God, but in works deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and found worthless as to every good work. (Titus 1:16)

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2 Tim. 2:16,23• ¹⁶But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
²³But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions. (2 Tim. 2:16,23)

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Rom. 16:17‑18• ¹⁷But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those who create divisions and occasions of falling, contrary to the doctrine which *ye* have learnt, and turn away from them.
¹⁸For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. (Rom. 16:17‑18)

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Eph. 4:14• ¹⁴in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of *that* teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error; (Eph. 4:14)

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2 Thess. 3:6,14• ⁶Now we enjoin you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the instruction which he received from us.
¹⁴But if any one obey not our word by the letter, mark that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed of himself; (2 Thess. 3:6,14)

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1 Tim. 6:5• ⁵constant quarrellings of men corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, holding gain to be the end of piety. (1 Tim. 6:5)

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Titus 3:10• ¹⁰An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with, (Titus 3:10)

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2 John 10‑12• ¹⁰If any one come to you and bring not this doctrine, do not receive him into the house, and greet him not;
¹¹for he who greets him partakes in his wicked works.
¹²Having many things to write to you, I would not with paper and ink; but hope to come to you, and to speak mouth to mouth, that our joy may be full. (2 John 10‑12)

• {Satan} deceives souls by the specious appearances of which the Apostle here speaks-that which bears the name of Christianity, that which before men has the character of godliness, and which the flesh will accept as such much more readily than that which, because it is true godliness, is contrary to the flesh. (“2 Timothy 3” by J.N. Darby)

• it is the responsibility of the believer to discern the evil, indeed the persons involved in it, and to walk apart from them, whatever their pretensions or forms of godliness. (article #86520)

• these abominations are concealed under a form of godliness, and that it is the Spirit of God who, through the apostle, drags them here out into the light for our warning and guidance. Under such a cloak these men might outwardly pass, as the Pharisees of old did, for pious and devoted men (article #86520)

J. N. Darby Translation

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having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.

W. Kelly Translation

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having a form of pietya, but having denied the power thereof; and from these turn away.

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Or, "godliness."