KJV King James Version
And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Timothy 4:4
And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
WEB World English Bible
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
ASV American Standard Version
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
Surrounding context — 2 Timothy 4
1 I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;
2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.
6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.
7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course, I have kept the faith:
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromμὲνG3303 · menon the other handτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀληθείαςG225 · alētheiatruthτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀκοὴνG189 · akoēhearingἀποστρέψουσιν,G654 · apostrephōto turn awayἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstδὲG1161 · dethenτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμύθουςG3454 · muthosmythἐκτραπήσονται.¶G1624 · ektrepōto turn/wander away
Cross-references
Zechariah 7:11But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.1 Timothy 1:4Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: [so do].2 Peter 1:16For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.Acts 7:57Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,1 Timothy 4:7But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself [rather] unto godliness.1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:Titus 1:14Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.Proverbs 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.2 Timothy 1:15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.Hebrews 13:25Grace [be] with you all. Amen.
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