SEV Biblia, Chapter 2:23
Pero las cuestiones locas y sin sabiduría, desecha, sabiendo que engendran contiendas.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:23
Verse 23. Foolish and unlearned questions] See the notes on 1 Tim. i. 4; iv. 7, and Tit. iii. 9.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid , etc.] Such as have no solid wisdom in them, and are foreign from the Gospel, the wisdom of God in a mystery, and are not useful and unedifying; such ought to be avoided, publicly and privately; they should not be started in the public ministry, nor attended to in private conversation; as being unworthy of the notice of a minister of the Gospel wise and learned, and useless to the church, and to his hearers. Knowing that they do gender strife ; about words, and contentions, which break the peace of churches, and hinder the profit of souls, and the progress of the Gospel.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 22-26 - The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; whic surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practisin what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach who are apt to strive, and are fierce and froward. Teaching, no persecution, is the Scripture method of dealing with those in error The same God who gives the discovery of the truth, by his grace bring us to acknowledge it, otherwise our hearts would continue to rebe against it. There is no "peradventure," in respect of God's pardonin those who do repent; but we cannot tell that he will give repentance to those who oppose his will. Sinners are taken in a snare, and in the worst snare, because it is the devil's; they are slaves to him. And i any long for deliverance, let them remember they never can escape except by repentance, which is the gift of God; and we must ask it of him by earnest, persevering prayer __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
τας 3588 δε 1161 μωρας 3474 και 2532 απαιδευτους 521 ζητησεις 2214 παραιτου 3868 5737 ειδως 1492 5761 οτι 3754 γεννωσιν 1080 5719 μαχας 3163
Vincent's NT Word Studies
23. Foolish (mwrav). In Pastorals only here and Tit. iii. 9. Mwrov means dull, sluggish, stupid: applied to the taste, flat, insipid: comp. mwranqh have lost his savor, Matt. v. 13. In Pastorals never substantively, a fool, but so in 1 Cor. iii. 18; iv. 10. Comp. afrwn, 1 Corinthians xv. 36.
Unlearned (apaideutouv). Rev. ignorant is better; but the meaning at bottom is undisciplined: questions of an untrained mind, carried away with novelties: questions which do not proceed from any trained habit of thinking.
Questions (zhthseiv). Better, questionings. See on 1 Tim. vi. 4. Avoid (paraitou). See on 1 Tim. iv. 7 Better, refuse or decline. Gender (gennwsi). Only here in Pastorals. In Paul, metaphorically, 1 Corinthians iv. 15; Philemon 10; Gal. iv. 24.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
2:23 {Ignorant} (apaideutous). Old verbal, here only in N.T. (a privative and paideuw). Untrained, uneducated, "speculations of a half-educated mind" (Parry). {Refuse} (paraitou). See #1Ti 4:7. {They gender strifes} (gennwsin macas). Present active indicative of old and common verb gennaw (#Ro 9:11). "They beget battles." See #2:14.
