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2 Timothy 4:4
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KJ21
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned toward fables.
ASV
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.
AMP
and will turn their ears away from the truth and will wander off into myths and man-made fictions [and will accept the unacceptable].
AMPC
And will turn aside from hearing the truth and wander off into myths and man-made fictions.
BRG
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
CSB
They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
CSBA
They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
CEB
They will turn their back on the truth and turn to myths.
CJB
Yes, they will stop listening to the truth, but will turn aside to follow myths.
CEV
They will turn from the truth and eagerly listen to senseless stories.
DARBY
and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.
DLNT
And they will turn the hearing away from the truth and be turned-aside to myths.
DRA
And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.
ERV
People will stop listening to the truth. They will begin to follow the teaching in false stories.
EASY
People will refuse to listen to God's true message. Instead, they will want to listen to silly stories that are false.
EHV
They will also turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
ESV
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
ESVUK
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
EXB
They will ·stop listening to [L turn their ears/hearing away from] the truth and will ·begin to follow [wander/turn aside to] ·false stories [myths].
GNV
And shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables.
GW
People will refuse to listen to the truth and turn to myths.
GNT
They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends.
HCSB
They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
ICB
They will stop listening to the truth. They will begin to follow the teaching in false stories.
ISV
They will refuse to listen to the truth and will turn to myths.
PHILLIPS
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 pander to their own desires. They will no longer listen to the truth, but will wander off after man-made fictions. For yourself, stand fast in all that you are doing, meeting whatever suffering this may involve. Go on steadily preaching the Gospel and carry out to the full the commission that God gave you.
JUB
and thus they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shall return unto fables.
KJV
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
AKJV
and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
LSB
and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
LEB
and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.
TLB
They won’t listen to what the Bible says but will blithely follow their own misguided ideas.
MSG
You’re going to find that there will be times when people will have no stomach for solid teaching, but will fill up on spiritual junk food—catchy opinions that tickle their fancy. They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.
MEV
and they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn to myths.
MOUNCE
and they will turn away from listening to the truth · and wander off into the myths.
NOG
People will refuse to listen to the truth and turn to myths.
NABRE
and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths.
NASB
and they will turn their ears away from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
NASB1995
and will turn away their ears from the truth and will turn aside to myths.
NCB
They will shut their ears to the truth and be captivated by myths.
NCV
They will stop listening to the truth and will begin to follow false stories.
NET
And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.
NIRV
The people will turn their ears away from the truth. They will turn to stories that aren’t true.
NIV
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
NIVUK
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
NKJV
and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.
NLV
They will not listen to the truth. Instead, they will listen to stories made up by men.
NLT
They will reject the truth and chase after myths.
NMB
and will turn their ears from the truth, and will be given to fables.
NRSVA
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.
NRSVACE
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.
NRSVCE
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.
NRSVUE
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths.
NTFE
They will turn away from listening to the truth and will go after myths instead.
OJB
And from HaEmes of Hashem they will turn their ear away shmad and to aggadah they will be turned aside.
RGT
and shall turn their ears from the truth and shall be given to fables.
RSV
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths.
RSVCE
and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander into myths.
TLV
And they will turn away from hearing the truth and wander off to myths.
VOICE
They will turn away from the real truth you have to offer because they prefer the sound of fables and myths.
WEB
and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.
WE
They will not listen to what is true, but will turn away and listen to strange stories.
WYC
And truly they shall turn away the hearing from truth, but to fables they shall turn. [And truly they shall turn away their hearing from truth, but to fables they shall be turned together.]
YLT
and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.
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