2 Timothy
King James Version (KJV)
2 Timothy 4:4
“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Timothy 4:4 Context
1I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. 3For 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; 4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. 5But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. 6For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
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Other Translations
And they shall turne away their eares from the trueth, and shall be turned vnto fables.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.
- Basic English Bible
and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.
- Darby Bible
And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will be turned to fables.
- Webster's Bible
and will turn away from listening to the truth and will turn aside to fables.
- Weymouth Bible
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
- World English Bible
And treuli thei schulen turne awei the heryng fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne.
- Wycliffe Bible
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.
- Basic English Bible
and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.
- Darby Bible
And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will be turned to fables.
- Webster's Bible
and will turn away from listening to the truth and will turn aside to fables.
- Weymouth Bible
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
- World English Bible
And treuli thei schulen turne awei the heryng fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne.
- Wycliffe Bible
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
People's Bible Notes for 2 Timothy 4:4
2Ti 4:4 Turn away [their] ears from the truth. It is a moral law, continually illustrated, that those who do not seek truth will receive untruth.