Verse (Click for Chapter) New International VersionFor the time will come when people 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. English Standard Version For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, Berean Study Bible For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. King James Bible 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; New American Standard Bible 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, American Standard Version For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; Darby Bible Translation For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear; Douay-Rheims Bible For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: English Revised Version For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; Young's Literal Translation for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers -- itching in the hearing, Links 2 Timothy 4:3 Bible Hub2 Timothy 4:3 Bible Apps 2 Timothy 4:3 Open Bible |