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Selected Verse: 2 Timothy 4:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ti 4:4 |
King James |
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
The ear brooks not what is opposed to the man's lusts.
turned--Greek, "turned aside" (Ti1 1:6). It is a righteous retribution, that when men turn away from the truth, they should be turned to fables (Jer 2:19).
fables-- (Ti1 1:4). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth - That is, the people themselves will turn away from the truth. It does not mean that the teachers would turn them away by the influence of their instructions.
And shall be turned unto fables; - See the notes at Ti1 1:4. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Shall be turned unto fables (ἐπὶ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται)
More correctly, will turn aside. The passive has a middle sense. For fables see on Ti1 1:4. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And they shall turn away their ears from the truth - The truth strips them of their vices, sacrifices their idols, darts its lightnings against their easily besetting sins, and absolutely requires a conformity to a crucified Christ; therefore they turn their ears away from it.
And shall be turned unto fables - Believe any kind of stuff and nonsense; for, as one has justly observed, "Those who reject the truth are abandoned by the just judgment of God to credit the most degrading nonsense." This is remarkably the case with most deists; their creed often exhibits what is grossly absurd. |
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.
6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto vain jangling;
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.
4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.