2TIM 4:4 Parallel View

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ULT and will both turn their ear away from the truth and be turned aside to myths.

UST So not only will they stop listening to what is true, but instead they will let these teachers deceive them with foolish stories.

BSB So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.

BLB and indeed they will turn away from hearing the truth, and will be turned aside unto myths.

AICNT And indeed, they will turn away from hearing the truth, but will be diverted to myths.

OEB They will turn a deaf ear to the truth, and give their attention to legends instead.

WEB and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.

MSG ^(3-5)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. They’ll turn their backs on truth and chase mirages. But you—keep your eye on what you’re doing; accept the hard times along with the good; keep the Message alive; do a thorough job as God’s servant.

NET And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

LSV and, indeed, they will turn away from hearing the truth, and they will be turned aside to the fables.

FBV They will stop listening to the truth and wander off following myths.

TCNT They will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to myths.

T4T That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to strange stories from our ancestors.

LEB and they will turn away from the hearing of the truth, but will turn to myths.

BBE And shutting their ears to what is true, will be turned away to belief in foolish stories.

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ASV and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.

DRA And will indeed turn away their hearing from the truth, but will be turned unto fables.

YLT and indeed, from the truth the hearing they shall turn away, and to the fables they shall be turned aside.

DBY and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.

RV and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.

WBS And they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will be turned to fables.

KJB 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. )

BB And shall turne away their hearyng from the trueth, and shalbe turned vnto fables.
(And shall turn away their hearing from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.)

GNV And shall turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe giuen vnto fables.
(And shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables. )

CB and shal turne their eares from the trueth, and shalbe geuen vnto fables.
(and shall turn their ears from the truth, and shall be given unto fables.)

TNT and shall turne their eares from the trueth and shalbe geven vnto fables.
(and shall turn their ears from the truth and shall be given unto fables. )

WYC And treuli thei schulen turne awei the heryng fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne.
(And truly they should turn away the hearing from truth, but to fablis they should turne.)

LUT und werden die Ohren von der Wahrheit wenden und sich zu den Fabeln kehren.
(and become the ears from the truth wenden and itself/yourself/themselves to the Fabeln kehren.)

CLV et a veritate quidem auditum avertent, ad fabulas autem convertentur.
(and a veritate quidem auditum avertent, to fabulas however convertentur. )

UGNT καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.
(kai apo men taʸs alaʸtheias taʸn akoaʸn apostrepsousin, epi de tous muthous ektrapaʸsontai.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.
(kai apo men taʸs alaʸtheias taʸn akoaʸn apostrepsousin, epi de tous muthous ektrapaʸsontai. )

TC-GNT καὶ ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν, ἐπὶ δὲ τοὺς μύθους ἐκτραπήσονται.
(kai apo men taʸs alaʸtheias taʸn akoaʸn apostrepsousin, epi de tous muthous ektrapaʸsontai. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Mantle of Leadership

The mantle of Christian leadership is the garb of servants who suffer for those they lead (Mark 10:35-45). For Paul, the essence of good leadership was to provide an example that mirrored Christ’s own example. The cross of Christ was central for Paul, and it had total claim on his life. When he said, “I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death” (Phil 3:10; see Col 1:24), he was speaking of more than emotional turmoil or even of dealing with sin. He meant suffering violently and bodily. Paul endured suffering for the sake of those to whom he proclaimed the Good News, always putting their salvation before his own physical well-being (2 Tim 2:10; 2 Cor 4:8-12). The Christian leader’s life is a proclamation of Christ crucified, of God’s power through human weakness (2 Cor 12:8-10), and of God’s wisdom despite human foolishness (1 Cor 1:18-31). As Paul summoned Timothy to take up the mantle of leadership (2 Tim 4:1-5), he was also summoning Timothy to suffer with him (1:8; 2:3; 4:5), scorning the shame of the cross (1:8).

If leadership does not orbit faithfully around Christ as its self-giving center, it ceases to be leadership in Christ and fails to understand the Good News, as it tends to revolve around self. But leadership that is modeled after Christ is other-directed and sacrificial (see Phil 2:3-8). Such a leader is willing to endure suffering, knowing that those who have died with Christ will live with him and that those who endure hardship will reign with him (2 Tim 2:11-12).

Passages for Further Study

John 13:15; Acts 20:35; 2 Cor 4:8-12; Eph 5:2; Col 1:24; 1 Thes 1:6-7; 2 Thes 3:9; 1 Tim 1:16; 4:12; 2 Tim 1:8, 12; 2:3, 10-12; 4:1-5; Titus 2:7; Heb 6:12; 13:7; 1 Pet 2:21; 5:1-4

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπὸ μὲν τῆς ἀληθείας τὴν ἀκοὴν ἀποστρέψουσιν

from on_one_hand the truth ¬the hearing ˱they˲_/will_be/_turning_away

Paul speaks about people no longer paying attention as if they were physically turning their ears away so that they could not hear. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable metaphor or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “they will no longer pay attention to the truth”

Note 2 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

τὴν ἀκοὴν

¬the hearing

If it would not be natural in your language to speak as if a group of people had only one ear, you could use the plural form of that word in your translation. Alternate translation: “their ears”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῆς ἀληθείας

the truth

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the true teaching”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἐπὶ & ἐκτραπήσονται

to & ˱they˲_/will_be_being/_turned_away

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, it is clear from the context that it was the teachers they gathered. Alternate translation: “their teachers will turn them away to”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐπὶ & ἐκτραπήσονται

to & ˱they˲_/will_be_being/_turned_away

Here Paul speaks about people paying attention to myths as if someone were getting them to turn away in the wrong direction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “be distracted by” or “start paying attention to”

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

τοὺς μύθους

¬the myths

The word myths refers to a certain kind of story that is generally considered to be untrustworthy. This kind of story is often about what important people did a long time ago. Often, many people in a culture know these stories but do not consider them to be reliable historical narratives. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of story, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “fictional narratives” or “traditional tales”

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