2 Timothy 4:2-3

New International Version

²Preach^(A) the word;^(B) be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke^(C) and encourage^(D)—with great patience and careful instruction. ³For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.^(E) Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.^(F)

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2 Timothy 4:2-3

New Living Translation

²Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.

³For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.

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2 Timothy 4:2-3

Contemporary English Version

²to preach God's message. Do it willingly, even if it isn't the popular thing to do. You must correct people and point out their sins. But also cheer them up, and when you instruct them, always be patient. ³The time is coming when people won't listen to good teaching. Instead, they will look for teachers who will please them by telling them only what they are itching to hear.

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2 Timothy 4:2-3

New American Standard Bible

²preach ^(A)the word; be ready ^[a]in season and out of season; ^(B)correct, rebuke, and ^[b]exhort, with ^[c]great ^(C)patience and instruction. ³For ^(D)the time will come when they will not tolerate ^(E)sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance with their own desires,

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Footnotes

2 Timothy 4:2 I.e., whether it is convenient or not
2 Timothy 4:2 Or encourage
2 Timothy 4:2 Lit all

2 Timothy 4:2-3

New King James Version

²Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. ^(A)Convince, ^(B)rebuke, ^(C)exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. ³^(D)For the time will come when they will not endure ^(E)sound doctrine, ^(F)but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers;