2 Timothy 4:4 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

People will refuse to listen to the truth and turn to myths.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

and will turn away from listening to the truth and will turn aside to fables.

WBS:

And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will be turned to fables.

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

2 Timothy 4:4 Cross References

XREF:

2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God will send upon them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false,

1 Timothy 1:4 nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.

Titus 1:14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

4:4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto {a} fables.
(a) To false and unprofitable doctrines which the world is now so bewitched with, that it would rather have the open light of the truth completely put out, than it would come out of darkness.

PNT:

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.

MHC:

4:1-5 People will turn away from the truth, they will grow weary of the plain gospel of Christ, they will be greedy of fables, and take pleasure in them. People do so when they will not endure that preaching which is searching, plain, and to the purpose. Those who love souls must be ever watchful, must venture and bear all the painful effects of their faithfulness, and take all opportunities of making known the pure gospel.

CONC:

Aside Belief Ear Ears Fables Foolish Hearing Indeed Listening Myths Shutting Stories Truth Turn Wander

Belief Ear Ears Fables Foolish Hearing Indeed Listening Myths Shutting Stories True. Truth Turn Turned Wander

New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.

GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved.

Online Parallel Bible