King James Version

2 Timothy 4:3

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;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὰς) before [their] own here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἔσταιestaiwill comeεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “will come”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.will comeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.καιρὸςkairostimeκαιρόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “time”, the subject formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.ὅτεhotewhenὅτεadverb — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑγιαινούσηςhugiainousēssoundὑγιαίνω (hugiainō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “sound”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5198I am well, am in good health; I am right, reasonable, sound, pure, uncorrupted.soundδιδασκαλίαςdidaskaliasdoctrineδιδασκαλία (didaskalia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “doctrine”, the of-formG1319instruction, teaching.doctrineοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἀνέξονταιanexontaito endureἀνέχομαι (anechomai)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to endure”, an action still aheadG430I endure, bear with, have patience with, suffer, admit, persist.This verse uses “endure”.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίαςidiastheir ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “their own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.their ownἐπιθυμίαςepithumiaslustsἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “lusts”, the object formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.lustsἑαυτοῖςheautoisto themselvesἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “to themselves”, the to- or for-formG1438himself, herself, itself.to themselvesἐπισωρεύσουσινepisōreusousinto accumulateἐπισωρεύω (episōreuō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to accumulate”, an action still aheadG2002I heap up, obtain a multitude of.διδασκάλουςdidaskalousteachersδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “teachers”, the object formG1320a teacher, master.teachersκνηθόμενοιknēthomenoihaving itchingκνήθομαι (knēthomai)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “having itching”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2833I rub, tickle, scratch; pass: I itch.having itchingτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκοήνakoēnearsἀκοή (akoē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ears”, the object formG189hearing, faculty of hearing, ear; report, rumor.ears

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τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers — itching in the hearing,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;

Young’s Literal Translation

for there shall be a season when the sound teaching they will not suffer, but according to their own desires to themselves they shall heap up teachers — itching in the hearing,

World English Bible

For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts,

Darby Translation

For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;

Douay-Rheims

For there shall be a time, when they will not endure sound doctrine; but, according to their own desires, they will heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears:

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