2 Timothy 4:4

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

"And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." - 2 Timothy 4:4
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What does 2 Timothy 4:4 mean?

The verse 2 Timothy 4:4 from the King James Version of the Bible reads, "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." This verse is a part of the final charge that the apostle Paul gives to Timothy in his second letter. In this charge…

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Listening in the Age of Deception

In the second epistle to Timothy, the Apostle Paul offers a sobering admonition concerning the state of humanity in the latter times: "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables" (2 Timothy 4:4, KJV). This verse strikes at the core of the…

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A Prayer for Discernment and Truth Amidst Deception

O Heavenly Father, Creator of the heavens and the earth, We come before You with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and wisdom in this age where truth seems to be a fading whisper amidst the clamor of deceit and distraction. In the spirit of 2 Timothy 4:4, we resonate deeply…

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2 Timothy 4:4 - "And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
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2 Timothy 4:12 - "And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus."
2 Timothy 4:19 - "Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus."
2 Timothy 4:9 - "Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:"
1 Timothy 4:2 - "Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;"
2 Timothy 4:22 - "The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. Amen."
2 Timothy 4:2 - "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
2 Timothy 4:20 - "Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at Miletum sick."
2 Timothy 3:4 - "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
1 Timothy 2:4 - "Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 4:6 - "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand."
2 Timothy 4:15 - "Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words."
2 Timothy 2:4 - "No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier."
2 Timothy 1:4 - "Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;"
2 Timothy 4:14 - "Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord reward him according to his works:"
2 Timothy 4:11 - "Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry."
2 Timothy 4:13 - "The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments."
1 Timothy 4:4 - "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:"
"Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus." - 2 Timothy 4:19
"And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus." - 2 Timothy 4:12
2 Timothy 4:7 - "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"
2 Timothy 4:5 - "But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
2 Timothy 4:21 - "Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren."
2 Timothy 4:3-4 - "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; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables."
2 Timothy 4:16 - "At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge."
2 Timothy 4:3 - "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;"
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