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2 Timothy 4:3

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← 2 Timothy 4:2	2 Timothy 4:3 (KJV)	2 Timothy 4:4 →
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G1063 the time^G2540 will come^G2071 when^G3753 they will^G430 not^G3756 endure^G430 sound^G5198 doctrine^G1319; but^G235 after^G2596 their own^G2398 lusts^G1939 shall they heap^G2002 to themselves^G1438 teachers^G1320, having itching^G2833 ears^G189;

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Original Greek

ἔσται γὰρ καιρὸς ὅτε τῆς ὑγιαινούσης διδασκαλίας οὐκ ἀνέξονται, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὰς ἐπιθυμίας τὰς ἰδίας ἑαυτοῖς ἐπισωρεύσουσι διδασκάλους, κνηθόμενοι τὴν ἀκοήν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἔσται	estai	G2071	V-FDI-3S	will come
γὰρ	gar	G1063	CONJ	For
καιρὸς	kairos	G2540	N-NSM	the time
ὅτε	hote	G3753	ADV	when
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
ὑγιαινούσης	hugiainousēs	G5198	V-PAP-GSF	sound
διδασκαλίας	didaskalias	G1319	N-GSF	doctrine
οὐκ	ouk	G3756	PRT-N	not
ἀνέξονται,	anexontai	G430	V-FDI-3P	they will endure
ἀλλὰ	alla	G235	CONJ	but
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	after
τὰς	tas	G3588	T-APF	*
ἐπιθυμίας	epithumias	G1939	N-APF	lusts
τὰς	tas	G3588	T-APF	*
ἰδίας	idias	G2398	A-APF	their own
ἑαυτοῖς	heautois	G1438	F-3DPM	to themselves
ἐπισωρεύσουσι	episōreusousi	G2002	V-FAI-3P	shall they heap
διδασκάλους,	didaskalous	G1320	N-APM	teachers
κνηθόμενοι	knēthomenoi	G2833	V-PPP-NPM	having itching
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
ἀκοήν·	akoēn	G189	N-ASF	ears

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G189 — ἀκοή (akoḗ, ak-o-ay'): hearing, faculty of hearing, ear — from ἀκούω; hearing (the act, the sense or the thing heard):--audience, ear, fame, which ye heard, hearing, preached, report, rumor.
• G235 — ἀλλά (allá, al-lah'): but, except — neuter plural of ἄλλος; properly, other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations):--and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
• G430 — ἀνέχομαι (anéchomai, an-ekh'-om-ahee): I endure, bear with — middle voice from ἀνά and ἔχω; to hold oneself up against, i.e. (figuratively) put up with:--bear with, endure, forbear, suffer.
• G1063 — γάρ (gár, gar): for — a primary particle; properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles):--and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
• G1319 — διδασκαλία (didaskalía, did-as-kal-ee'-ah): instruction, teaching — from διδάσκαλος; instruction (the function or the information):--doctrine, learning, teaching.
• G1320 — διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, did-as'-kal-os): a teacher — from διδάσκω; an instructor (genitive case or specially):--doctor, master, teacher.
• G1438 — ἑαυτοῦ (heautoû, heh-ow-too'): himself, herself, itself — from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of αὐτός; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:--alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).
• G1939 — ἐπιθυμία (epithymía, ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah): desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust — from ἐπιθυμέω; a longing (especially for what is forbidden):--concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
• G2002 — ἐπισωρεύω (episōreúō, ep-ee-so-ryoo'-o): I heap up, obtain a multitude of — from ἐπί and σωρεύω; to accumulate further, i.e. (figuratively) seek additionally:--heap.
• G2071 — ἔσομαι (ésomai, es'-om-ahee): future of εἰμί; will be:--shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), X may have, X fall, what would follow, X live long, X sojourn.
• G2398 — ἴδιος (ídios, id'-ee-os): one's own, private, personal — of uncertain affinity; pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate:--X his acquaintance, when they were alone, apart, aside, due, his (own, proper, several), home, (her, our, thine, your) own (business), private(-ly), proper, severally, their (own).
• G2540 — καιρός (kairós, kahee-ros'): fitting season, opportunity, time — of uncertain affinity; an occasion, i.e. set or proper time:--X always, opportunity, (convenient, due) season, (due, short, while) time, a while. Compare χρόνος.
• G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): down from, against, according to, throughout, during — a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
• G2833 — κνήθω (knḗthō, knay'-tho): I rub, tickle — from a primary (to scrape); to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to tickle:--X itching.
• G3753 — ὅτε (hóte, hot'-eh): when — from ὅς and τέ; at which (thing) too, i.e. when:--after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G5198 — ὑγιαίνω (hygiaínō, hoog-ee-ah'-ee-no): I am well — from ὑγιής; to have sound health, i.e. be well (in body); figuratively, to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine):--be in health, (be safe and) sound, (be) whole(-some).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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