For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but will assemble to themselves teachers who will satisfy what their “itching ears” want to hear.
2 Timothy 3:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) But you should know this: There will be terrible times in the last days [of the Christian age]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition BUT UNDERSTAND this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress and trouble [hard to deal with and hard to bear]. American Standard Version (1901) But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. Common English Bible Understand that the last days will be dangerous times. Catholic Public Domain Version And know this: that in the last days perilous times will press near. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times. |
For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching, but will assemble to themselves teachers who will satisfy what their “itching ears” want to hear.
First of all, you should understand that, in the final days, mockers with evil desires will come [to you] saying, mockingly,
Dear children, it is [now] the last hour [i.e., the final period of God’s dealing with people on earth], and since you have heard that an antichrist [i.e., a person who is against Christ] is coming, even now [you should be aware that] many antichrists have [already] come. This is [one way] we know that this is the last hour.
But you dearly loved ones, you should remember the message that was previously told to you by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
for they were saying to you people, “In the last times [See I John 2:18; Heb. 1:1-2] there will be mockers [arise], who will live according to their [own] ungodly desires.”