2 Timothy 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Timothy 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Timothy 4:3 is a verse from the book of 2 Timothy in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Timothy 4:3 — KJV
“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;”
— 2 Timothy 4:3 (KJV)
2 Timothy 4:3 in Context — About the Book of 2 Timothy
2 Timothy is Paul's last letter, written on death row — a father's final charge to his son in the faith. Fan your gift into flame; God gave a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline, not fear. All Scripture is God-breathed. I have fought the good fight; I have kept the faith.
Cross-References for 2 Timothy 4:3
“And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger. that follow...: Heb. that is at thy feet a great...: Heb. heat of anger”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 4:3: come, after, own
“And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. join...: Heb. associate themselves an...: Heb. rights he that begat...: or, whom she brought forth”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 4:3: time, come, themselves
“For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. after...: Heb. at the end of times, even years”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 4:3: time, come, after
“And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. offended: or, stumbled, or, caused to fall into sin”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 4:3: time, endure, after
“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”
Shares key themes with 2 Timothy 4:3: time, after, own
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