^6 (A)Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things ^(B)the wrath of God comes upon ^(C)the sons of disobedience.

²³ These are matters which have, to be sure, the ^[a]appearance of wisdom in ^[b](A)self-made religion and self-abasement and ^(B)severe treatment of the body, but are of no value against ^(C)fleshly indulgence.

²⁰ O ^(A)Timothy, guard ^(B)what has been entrusted to you, avoiding ^(C)worldly and empty chatter and the opposing arguments of what is falsely called “knowledge”—