Discovery Box2 Timothy 3:5-6 
Context3:5 They will maintain the outward appearance 1 of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these. 2 3:6 For some of these insinuate themselves 3 into households and captivate weak women 4 who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.
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 tn Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”
4 tn Or “silly women.”
