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2 Timothy 3:5 (WEB)
holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

Fathers and councils · 8

Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 48
“There are some of whom saith the Apostle, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 5.
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Augustine of Hippo, Homilies on the First Epistle of John Homily 2
“That which strengthens unto salvation is, to have the root of charity, to have the “power of godliness,” not “the form” only.” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 5.
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Augustine of Hippo, Sermons on New Testament Lessons Sermon 21
“Before they were Catholics indeed, they were as they of whom the Apostle says, “Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 5.
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Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 123
“…implacable, with out kindness, traitors, heady, blinded; lovers of pleasures more than of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 1–5.
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 23
“Therefore Paul also said to Timothy,“Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words;” and again in another place, “From such turn away,”and, “A man that is an heretic, after the first and second admonition, reject.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 5. [The citation is modified.—R.]
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Leo the Great, Letters Letter 163
“For of such the Holy Ghost speaks by the Apostle, “having an appearance of godliness, but denying the power thereof,” and again elsewhere, “they profess that they know God, but in deeds they deny Him.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 5, and Tit. i. 16.
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Tertullian, On Modesty Chapter 1
“But as the conquering power of things evil is on the increase—which is the characteristic of the last times—things good are now not allowed either to be born, so corrupted are the seminal principles; or to be trained, so deserted are studies; nor to be enforced, so disarmed are the laws.” — editor's note: Comp. 2 Tim. iii. 1–5; Matt. xxiv. 12.
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Cyprian of Carthage, On the Unity of the Church
“And as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth; but they shall proceed no further, for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, even as theirs also was.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 1–9. [Vol. iv. p. 521, this series.]
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