Discovery Box2 Timothy 3:5 
Context3:5 They will maintain the outward appearance 1 of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these. 2
2 Timothy 3:10
Context3:10 You, however, 3 have followed my teaching, my 4 way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
2 Timothy 3:14
Context3:14 You, however, must continue 5 in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know 6 who taught you 7
1 tn Or “form.”
sn Outward appearance. Paul’s contrast with power in 3:5b shows that he regards this “form” to be outward, one of appearance rather than reality (cf. 1 Cor 4:19-20; 1 Thess 1:5).
2 tn Grk “and avoid these,” with the word “people” implied.
3 sn There is a strong emphasis on the pronoun you in contrast to the people described in vv. 2-9.
4 tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.
5 tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.
6 tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.
7 tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”
