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2 Timothy 4:3

NETBible	For there will be a time when people¹ will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires,² they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.³
NIV © biblegateway 2Ti 4:3	For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
NASB © biblegateway 2Ti 4:3	For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,
NLT © biblegateway 2Ti 4:3	For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever they want to hear.
MSG © biblegateway 2Ti 4:3	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.
BBE © SABDAweb 2Ti 4:3	For the time will come when they will not take the true teaching; but, moved by their desires, they will get for themselves a great number of teachers for the pleasure of hearing them;
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Ti 4:3	For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires,
NKJV © biblegateway 2Ti 4:3	For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;
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KJV	For <1063> the time <2540> will come <2071> (5704) when <3753> they will <430> (0) not <3756> endure <430> (5695) sound <5198> (5723) doctrine <1319>_; but <235> after <2596> their own <2398> lusts <1939> shall they heap <2002> (5692) to themselves <1438> teachers <1320>_, having itching <2833> (5746) ears <189>_;
NASB © biblegateway 2Ti 4:3	For the time <2540> will come <1510> when <3753> they will not endure <430> sound <5198> doctrine <1319> ; but wanting to have their ears <189> tickled <2833> , they will accumulate <2002> for themselves <1438> teachers <1320> in accordance <2596> to their own <2398> desires <1939> ,
NET [draft] ITL	For <1063> there will be <1510> a time <2540> when <3753> people will <430> not <3756> tolerate <430> sound <5198> teaching <1319> . Instead <235> , following <2596> their own <2398> desires <1939> , they will accumulate <2002> teachers <1320> for themselves <1438> , because they have an insatiable curiosity <2833> to hear <189> new things.
GREEK	estai <1510> (5704) V-FXI-3S gar <1063> CONJ kairov <2540> N-NSM ote <3753> ADV thv <3588> T-GSF ugiainoushv <5198> (5723) V-PAP-GSF didaskaliav <1319> N-GSF ouk <3756> PRT-N anexontai <430> (5695) V-FDI-3P alla <235> CONJ kata <2596> PREP tav <3588> T-APF idiav <2398> A-APF epiyumiav <1939> N-APF eautoiv <1438> F-3DPM episwreusousin <2002> (5692) V-FAI-3P didaskalouv <1320> N-APM knhyomenoi <2833> (5746) V-PPP-NPM thn <3588> T-ASF akohn <189> N-ASF

NETBible

For there will be a time when people¹ will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires,² they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.³

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²tn Grk “in accord with.”

³tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”