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2 Timothy 4:3


KJV
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;
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NKJV
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
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NASB
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires;
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NIV
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
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Amp.
For the time is coming when [people] will not tolerate (endure) sound and wholesome instruction, but, having ears itching [for something pleasant and gratifying], they will gather to themselves one teacher after another to a considerable number, chosen to satisfy their own liking and to foster the errors they hold.
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Wuest
for the time will come when they will not endure our wholesome doctrine in that they will hold themselves firmly against it, but, dominated by their own personal cravings, they, having ears that desire merely to be gratified, shall gather to themselves an accumulation of teachers.
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Phps.
For the time is coming when men will not tolerate wholesome teaching. They will want something to tickle their own fancies, and they will collect teachers who will speak what they want to hear.
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Wms.
For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching to be tickled,
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Writings on the Paidion Books Site
That Reference This Scripture

  1. Against the Night; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Colson); Neil Girrard
  2. Almost There: The "Church" Paradigm (a la Wilkerson) - Neil Girrard
  3. 5. American Independence vs. Body Interdependence; Poverty in the Body of Christ" - Neil Girrard
  4. Catch 22: The American "Church's" Dilemmas - Neil Girrard
  5. Dealing With a Sinning Brother - Neil Girrard
  6. Doing the Will of God - Neil Girrard
  7. 3. Elymas the Sorcerer; The Sons of the Devil - Neil Girrard
  8. False Prophets - Neil Girrard
  9. God In Our Own Likeness - Neil Girrard
  10. Loving Truth; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  11. No Substitutions - Neil Girrard
  12. One Hundred and Seven Theses - Steve Camp
  13. The Open Church - A Review - Neil Girrard
  14. 3. Organization: Necessary and Dangerous (Part 2) ; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
  15. Pastors - Neil Girrard
  16. 5. Pragmatism Goes to Church; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
  17. 15. The Responsibility of Leadership (Part 2); The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
  18. Ritualism and Hypocrisy; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  19. Six / Twenty-Four / Five-Twenty B.C.; "Building the Temple" - Neil Girrard
  20. Sound Doctrine; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  21. Tag Team; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard
  22. Teachers - Neil Girrard
  23. Teachings of the Spirit - Neil Girrard
  24. To Live For - Neil Girrard
  25. Told to Go: Or, Riding the Wrong Horse - Neil Girrard
  26. Treasures - Neil Girrard
  27. The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness - Neil Girrard
  28. 8. We Must Be Still to Know; The "Church" Paradigm (a la Tozer) - Neil Girrard
  29. What God Is Really Saying Now - Neil Girrard
  30. What's Wrong With "Church"? - Neil Girrard
  31. Where Should I Go To Church? - Neil Girrard
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