2 Timothy 4:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”

2 Timothy 4:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Timothy 4:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Timothy 4:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.”

2 Timothy 4:4 — World English Bible

2 Timothy 4:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.”

2 Timothy 4:4 — American Standard Version

2 Timothy 4:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.”

2 Timothy 4:4 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Timothy 4:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.”

2 Timothy 4:4 — Darby Translation

2 Timothy 4:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables.”

2 Timothy 4:4 — Geneva Bible

2 Timothy 4:4 in Context — 2 Timothy 4

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.

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What Does 2 Timothy 4:4 Mean?

2 Timothy 4:4 is a verse from the Book of 2 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Timothy chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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