NETBible | But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, 1 quarrels, and fights about the law, 2 because they are useless and empty. |
NIV © |
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless. |
NASB © |
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. |
NLT © |
Do not get involved in foolish discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about obedience to Jewish laws. These kinds of things are useless and a waste of time. |
MSG © |
Stay away from mindless, pointless quarreling over genealogies and fine print in the law code. That gets you nowhere. |
BBE © |
But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish. |
NRSV © |
But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissensions, and quarrels about the law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. |
NKJV © |
But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless. |
KJV | But <1161> avoid <4026> (5732) foolish <3474> questions <2214>_, and <2532> genealogies <1076>_, and <2532> contentions <2054>_, and <2532> strivings about <3163> the law <3544>_; for <1063> they are <1526> (5748) unprofitable <512> and <2532> vain <3152>_. |
NASB © |
But avoid <4026> foolish <3474> controversies <2214> and genealogies <1076> and strife <2054> and disputes <3163> about the Law <3544> , for they are unprofitable <512> and worthless .<3152> |
NET [draft] ITL | But <1161> avoid <4026> foolish <3474> controversies <2214> , genealogies <1076> , quarrels <2054> , and <2532> fights <3163> about the law <3544> , because <1063> they are <1510> useless <512> and <2532> empty .<3152> |
GREEK | mwrav <3474> A-APF de <1161> CONJ zhthseiv <2214> N-APF kai <2532> CONJ genealogiav <1076> N-APF kai <2532> CONJ erin <2054> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ macav <3163> N-APF nomikav <3544> A-APF periistaso <4026> (5732) V-PMM-2S eisin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3P gar <1063> CONJ anwfeleiv <512> A-NPF kai <2532> CONJ mataioi <3152> A-NPM |
NETBible | But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, 1 quarrels, and fights about the law, 2 because they are useless and empty. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Cf. 1 Tim 1:4. 2 sn Fights about the law were characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus as well as in Crete (cf. 1 Tim 1:3-7; Titus 1:10, 14). |