2 Timothy 2:23 (GNV)

Passage

And put away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing that they ingender strife.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:21 If any man therefore purge him selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, sanctified, and meete for the Lord, and prepared vnto euery good worke.

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also from the lustes of youth, and follow after righteousnes, faith, loue, and peace, with them that call on the Lord with pure heart,

2 Timothy 2:23 And put away foolish and vnlearned questions, knowing that they ingender strife.

2 Timothy 2:24 But the seruant of ye Lord must not striue, but must be gentle toward all men, apt to teache, suffering the euill,

2 Timothy 2:25 Instructing them with meekenesse that are contrary minded, prouing if God at any time will giue them repentance, that they may acknowledge the trueth,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "away", "foolish", "vnlearned", "questions", "knowing", "ingender", and "strife". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "away" and "foolish", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Flee also from the lustes of youth..." into verse 24's "But the seruant of ye Lord must...", so "away" and "foolish" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "away" and "foolish" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.