ERVEN
KJV
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
ASV
5. holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away.
ESV
5. having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
NLT
5. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
WEB
5. holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
NET
5. They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
NLV
5. They will do things to make it look as if they are Christians. But they will not receive the power that is for a Christian. Keep away from such people.
HCSB
5. holding to the form of religion but denying its power. Avoid these people!
YLT
5. having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,
LITV
5. having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.
RV
5. holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
NCV
5. and will act as if they serve God but will not have his power. Stay away from those people.
MKJV
5. having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.
AKJV
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
LXXEN
KJV
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
AMP
5. For [although] they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it [their conduct belies the genuineness of their profession]. Avoid [all] such people [turn away from them].
KJVP
5. Having G2192 V-PAP-NPM a form G3446 N-ASF of G3588 T-ASF godliness G2150 N-GSF , but G1161 CONJ denying G720 V-RNP-NPM the G3588 T-ASF power G1411 N-ASF thereof G846 P-GSF : from such turn away G665 V-PMM-2S .
YLT
5. having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,
ASV
5. holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away.
WEB
5. holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
NASB
5. as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them.
ESV
5. having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
RV
5. holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.
RSV
5. holding the form of religion but denying the power of it. Avoid such people.
NKJV
5. having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
MKJV
5. having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it; even turn away from these.
AKJV
5. Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
NRSV
5. holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
NIV
5. having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
NIRV
5. They will act as if they were serving God. But what they do will show that they have turned their backs on God's power. Have nothing to do with those people.
NLT
5. They will act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!
MSG
5. They'll make a show of religion, but behind the scenes they're animals. Stay clear of these people.
GNB
5. they will hold to the outward form of our religion, but reject its real power. Keep away from such people.
NET
5. They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.
ERVEN
5. They will go on pretending to be devoted to God, but they will refuse to let that "devotion" change the way they live. Stay away from these people!