2 Timothy 4:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching. But people will find more and more teachers who please them. They will find teachers who say what they want to hear.

Cross References

1 Timothy 1:10

It is for those who commit sexual sins, homosexuals, those who sell slaves, those who tell lies, those who don’t tell the truth under oath, and those who are against the true teaching of God.

Galatians 4:16

Am I now your enemy because I tell you the truth?

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets tell lies. The priests will not do what they were chosen to do, and my people love it this way! But what will you people do when your punishment comes?

Luke 6:26

“How bad it is when everyone says nothing but good about you. Just look at the false prophets. Their ancestors always said good things about them.

Micah 2:11

These people don’t want to listen to me. But if a man comes telling lies, they will accept him. They would accept a false prophet if he comes and says, “There will be good times in the future, with plenty of wine and beer.”

John 8:45

“I am telling you the truth, and that’s why you don’t believe me.

1 Kings 18:22

So Elijah said, “I am the only prophet of the Lord here, but there are 450 prophets of Baal.

1 Corinthians 2:1

Dear brothers and sisters, when I came to you, I told you the secret truth of God. But I did not use fancy words or great wisdom.

Acts 17:21

(The people of Athens and the foreigners who lived there spent all their time either telling or listening to all the latest ideas.)

Jeremiah 29:8

The Lord All-Powerful, the God of the people of Israel, says, “Don’t let your prophets and those who practice magic fool you. Don’t listen to the dreams they have.

Isaiah 28:12

In the past he spoke to them and said, “Here is a resting place. Let those who are tired come and rest. This is the place of peace.” But they would not listen to him.

Jeremiah 27:9

So don’t listen to your prophets. Don’t listen to those who use magic to tell what will happen in the future. Don’t listen to those who say they can interpret dreams. Don’t listen to those who talk to the dead or to people who practice magic. All of them tell you, “You will not be slaves to the king of Babylon.”

Jeremiah 18:18

Then the enemies of Jeremiah said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah. We will always have a priest to tell us what the law says. We will still have wise men to advise us and prophets to tell us a message from God. So who needs Jeremiah? Let’s tell lies to ruin him and stop listening to what he says.”

1 Corinthians 2:4

My teaching and my speaking were not with wise words that persuade people. But the proof of my teaching was the power that the Spirit gives.

Luke 20:19

When the teachers of the law and the leading priests heard this story, they knew it was about them. So they wanted to arrest Jesus right then, but they were afraid of what the people would do.

1 Kings 22:18

Then Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “See, I told you! This prophet never says anything good about me. He always says something bad.”

1 Kings 22:8

King Ahab answered, “Yes, there is another prophet. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. But I hate him because he will not say anything good about me when he speaks for the Lord. He always says things that I don’t like.” Jehoshaphat said, “The king should not say that!”

Exodus 32:33

But the Lord said to Moses, “The only people I erase from my book are those who sin against me.

Isaiah 30:10

They tell the prophets, “Don’t see dreams about things we should do. Don’t tell us the truth. Say nice things to us and make us feel good. See only good things for us.

2 Timothy 1:13

What you heard me teach is an example of what you should teach. Follow that model of right teaching with the faith and love we have in Christ Jesus.

Jude 1:18

They told you, “In the last times there will be people who laugh at God and do only what they want to do—things that are against God.”