2 Timotius 2:16

2:16 But avoid profane chatter, ¹  because those occupied with it will stray further and further into ungodliness, ² 

2 Timotius 2:18

2:18 They have strayed from the truth ³  by saying that the resurrection has already occurred, and they are undermining some people’s faith.

[2:16]  ¹ sn Profane chatter was apparently a characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-4; 4:7; 6:20).

[2:16]  ² tn Grk “they [who engage in it] will progress even more in ungodliness.”

[2:18]  ³ tn Grk “have deviated concerning the truth.”