2 Timothy
2 Timothy 4:3
3For 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.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| time | καιρὸς | kairos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time |
| will come | Ἔσται | Estai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| men will not tolerate | ἀνέξονται | anexontai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G430 I endure, bear with |
| sound | ὑγιαινούσης | hygiainousēs | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5198 I am well |
| doctrine | διδασκαλίας | didaskalias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1319 instruction, teaching |
| but | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| with itching | κνηθόμενοι | knēthomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2833 I rub, tickle |
| ears | ἀκοήν | akoēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G189 hearing, faculty of hearing, ear |
| they will gather around | ἐπισωρεύσουσιν | episōreusousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2002 I heap up, obtain a multitude of |
| themselves | ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | Reflexive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| teachers | διδασκάλους | didaskalous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1320 a teacher |
| to suit | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| own | ἰδίας | idias | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2398 one's own, private, personal |
| desires | ἐπιθυμίας | epithymias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Peter 2:1–3 · 2 Timothy 3:1–6 · 1 Timothy 4:1–3 · 1 Timothy 1:10 · Galatians 4:16 · John 3:19–21 · Jeremiah 23:16–17 · Jeremiah 6:16–17 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Micah 2:11 · Luke 6:26 · 1 Kings 18:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.