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- them - Possible meanings: 1) "the teachers" (UDB); 2) "the people of the church"
- before God - "in the presence of God" or "knowing that God is watching you and them"
- not to quarrel about words - “not to argue over what words mean” or “not to say words that cause fights” or “not to say words meant to hurt others”
- profits nothing - "does no one any good" or "useless"
- ruining - The image is of the destruction of a building. Those who hear the quarreling stop respecting the Christian message. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- those who listen - "those who hear."
- present yourself approved to God - "present yourself to God as a person that he has proven to be worthy"
- as a workman - "like a workman" or "like a worker"
- handling correctly - "correctly explaining"