Parallel Verses
Amplified
and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable].
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Holman Bible
They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
International Standard Version
They will refuse to listen to the truth and will turn to myths.
A Conservative Version
and will indeed turn the ear away from the truth, and will be turned aside to myths.
American Standard Version
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
An Understandable Version
They will refuse to listen to the truth and will turn their attention to myths.
Anderson New Testament
and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned to fables.
Bible in Basic English
And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.
Common New Testament
and will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Daniel Mace New Testament
which, while they are deaf to the truth, attentively listen to fables.
Darby Translation
and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.
Godbey New Testament
and they will indeed turn their hearing from the truth, and be turned unto fables.
Goodspeed New Testament
and they will turn from listening to the truth and wander off after fictions.
John Wesley New Testament
And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
Julia Smith Translation
And truly from the truth will they turn away the hearing, and be turned aside to fictions.
King James 2000
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto myths.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.
Modern King James verseion
And they will turn away their ears from the truth and will be turned to myths.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables:
Moffatt New Testament
they will give up listening to the Truth and turn to myths.
Montgomery New Testament
They will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to myths.
NET Bible
And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.
New Heart English Bible
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to myths.
Noyes New Testament
and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
Sawyer New Testament
and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned to myths.
The Emphasized Bible
And, from the truth, indeed, their ear, will they turn away, while, unto stories, they will turn themselves aside.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and listen unto fables.
Twentieth Century New Testament
They will turn a deaf ear to the Truth, and give their attention to legends instead.
Webster
And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will be turned to fables.
Weymouth New Testament
and will turn away from listening to the truth and will turn aside to fables.
Williams New Testament
and they will cease to listen to the truth and will turn to listen to myths.
World English Bible
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.
Worrell New Testament
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside to the fables.
Worsley New Testament
and turn away their attention from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
Youngs Literal Translation
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
Themes
Apostasy » Warnings concerning
Christian ministers » Charge delivered to
Doctrine » Some not enduring sound doctrine
false Doctrines » The wicked love
Fables » Some being turned to fables
Topics
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 4:4
Prayers for 2 Timothy 4:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul's Charge To Timothy
3 For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine and accurate instruction [that challenges them with God’s truth]; but wanting to have their ears tickled [with something pleasing], they will accumulate for themselves [many] teachers [one after another, chosen] to satisfy their own desires and to support the errors they hold, 4 and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable]. 5 But as for you, be clear-headed in every situation [stay calm and cool and steady], endure every hardship [without flinching], do the work of an evangelist, fulfill [the duties of] your ministry.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 1:4
nor to pay attention to legends (fables, myths) and endless genealogies, which give rise to useless speculation and meaningless arguments rather than advancing God’s program of instruction which is grounded in faith [and requires surrendering the entire self to God in absolute trust and confidence].
1 Timothy 4:7
But have nothing to do with irreverent folklore and silly myths. On the other hand, discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness [keeping yourself spiritually fit].
1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard and keep safe the deposit [of godly truth] entrusted to you, turn away from worldly and godless chatter [with its profane, empty words], and the contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge”—
Titus 1:14
not paying attention to Jewish myths and the commandments and rules of men who turn their backs on the truth.
2 Peter 1:16
For we did not follow cleverly devised stories or myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were
Proverbs 1:32
“For the turning away of the
And the careless ease of [self-righteous] fools will destroy them.
Zechariah 7:11
But they refused to listen and pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder [stiffening themselves in resistance] and stopped up their ears.
Acts 7:57
But they shouted with loud voices, and covered their ears and together rushed at him [considering him guilty of blasphemy].
2 Timothy 1:15
You are aware of the fact that all who are in [the province of] Asia turned away and deserted me, Phygelus and Hermogenes among them.
Hebrews 13:25
Grace be with you all.