a tutor of the foolish, a teacher of the young, since you have a knowledge of the truth as formulated in the law --

A curse on you experts in the law, because you have taken away the key to the door of knowledge! You did not go in yourselves, and you kept out those who tried to get in."

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you; continue to turn away from the worldly, futile phrases and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge,"

Though claiming to be wise, they made fools of themselves,

So He existed before all things, and through Him all things are held together.

Forever since the creation of the world, His invisible characteristics -- His eternal power and divine nature -- have been made intelligible and clearly visible by His works. So they are without excuse,