1 Timothy 6:20-21
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NRSV
20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge;
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Questioning Mainstream Science "science falsely so called" 20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: 21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.
20 Timothy, God has trusted you with many things. Keep these things safe. Stay away from people who talk about useless things that are not from God and who argue against you with a “knowledge” that is not knowledge at all.
20 O Timothy, protect what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane chatter and absurdities of so-called “knowledge.”
20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, (NIV)
Cited by Christadelphians as "science falsely so called"
This is a classic misquotation of the King James Version. Modern “Science” is younger than the KJV by two centuries, and the word ‘’science’’ has changed meaning. All Christadelphians who use the KJV should know this. —Bruce
Cited by Jacaf at User:Jacaf/Objections to Evolution
Cited by Ron Cowie at Ron Cowie: "Theistic Evolution" (2021) - 042
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an "argument even professional creationists don't use"
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The phrase "science falsely so called," only found in the King James Bible, is sometimes used disparagingly of mainstream science. (This is one of the Qms:Arguments even professional creationists don't use#24.)
Use of the word "science", or even the entire phrase "science falsely so called," in verse 20 is an indicator of fundamentalist bias in a few modern translations (BRG Bible, Jubilee Bible 2000 and "21st Century King James Version").
