1.3 KiB
have a form of godliness
have a form of godliness- "appear religious" or "appear righteous" or "appear good"
they will deny the power of it
Possible meanings are 1) "they will refuse to accept the power that God truly wants to give them" (UDB) or 2) “their lives will show no evidence of the godliness they say they have.”
Turn away from
"Avoid"
who enter into
"who sneak into"
households
Possible meanings are 1) "families" or "the family living in the house" or 2) physical "houses" (UDB).
captivate
"have power to influence"
foolish women
"women who are spiritually weak." This can be because they fail to work at becoming godly or because they are idle or because they "are overwhelmed with sins."
who are overwhelmed with sins
Possible meanings are 1) "who are overcome by an abundance of sins" or 2) "who sin often." The idea is that they are unable to keep from sinning.
who … are led away by various desires
This could be translated as a separate sentence: "These women desire many other things so much that they stop obeying Christ" or "These women stop obeying Christ and instead go after the many other things they desire."
knowledge
This word means what you know about a person when you watch them carefully for a long time.