2 Timothy 4:4
2 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 4
“And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”2 Timothy 4:4
What Does 2 Timothy 4:4 Mean?
2 Timothy 4:4 is found in the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 4, verse 4 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to 2 Timothy 4:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Zechariah 7:11“But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.”1 Timothy 1:4“Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.”Titus 1:14“Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.”1 Timothy 4:1“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”Acts 7:57“Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,”2 Peter 1:16“For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.”1 Timothy 4:7“But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness.”Matthew 13:15“For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”1 Timothy 6:20“O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:”Proverbs 1:32“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.”Luke 14:18“And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.”1 Timothy 1:19“Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:”2 Timothy 1:15“This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.”Deuteronomy 30:17“But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;”Hebrews 13:25“Grace be with you all. Amen.”Deuteronomy 13:5“And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.”Titus 1:10“For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:”Hebrews 12:25“See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:”
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