2 Timothy 2:14

Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

Cross-reference

In 2 Timothy 2:23, Paul repeats the warning against foolish arguments that cause quarrels — reinforcing the same point about useless disputes.

In 2 Timothy 2:16, Paul warns against godless chatter — a direct parallel to the command here to avoid quarreling about words.

2 Timothy 2:18 Historical context

2 Timothy 2:18 describes teachers who 'swerved from the truth' — the very false teaching that leads to the quarrels warned against in v14.

2 Timothy 4:1 uses the same solemn charge 'in the presence of God'—linking the warning against quarreling to Paul's final commission.

Jeremiah 23:32 says false prophets lie and do not benefit the people — strongly parallels the warning that word quarrels ruin and have no value.

Titus 3:9-11 commands avoiding foolish controversies as unprofitable and warns divisive people, directly parallel to the charge against useless word quarrels.

In 1 Timothy 6:13, Paul again charges Timothy before God and Christ — reinforcing the solemn context of the warning against quarreling.

1 Timothy 6:5 similarly warns that constant friction from corrupt minds is worthless and destructive, echoing the same warning against quarreling.

In 1 Timothy 5:21, Paul gives a similar solemn charge before God to act without partiality — echoing the same authority as the warning here.

Acts 15:24 Parallel

Acts 15:24 describes persons troubling believers with words, directly paralleling Paul's warning against quarreling that ruins hearers.

Jeremiah 7:8 condemns trusting in deceptive words that are worthless — a direct parallel to quarreling about worthless words.

1 Timothy 4:6 instructs Timothy to 'put these things before the brothers' — directly parallel to 'remind them of these things' here.

In 1 Timothy 1:4, Paul warns against myths and genealogies that promote controversies — a parallel to the warning here about useless word disputes.

In 1 Timothy 6:3, Paul warns against those who teach otherwise — a source of the useless disputes that lead to quarreling here.

Jeremiah 23:36 condemns those who pervert God's words—a specific example of the dangerous misuse of words Paul warns against.

Hebrews 13:9 warns against strange teachings that profit nothing, echoing the same concern about unhelpful disputes over words.

In 1 Timothy 1:6, Paul mentions those who turned to meaningless talk — showing the consequence of ignoring the charge, similar to ruin from word quarrels.

In 2 Thessalonians 3:6, Paul commands avoiding idle disrupters — a parallel charge to separate from those causing trouble, like word quarrels.

Galatians 1:7 mentions those who trouble believers by distorting the gospel, similar to the harmful effects of word disputes in 2 Timothy.

1 Corinthians 14:6 stresses that speaking without benefit is useless — similar to Paul's warning that quarreling about words 'does no good' here.

Romans 14:1 Parallel

In Romans 14:1, Paul instructs to accept the weak without quarreling over disputable matters — a parallel command to avoid divisive arguments.

In 2 Peter 1:13, Peter's purpose to 'stir you up by way of reminder' parallels Paul's charge to remind others—both emphasize ongoing exhortation.