Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
always learning and never able to
King James Version
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Holman Bible
always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
International Standard Version
These women are always studying but are never able to arrive at a full knowledge of the truth.
A Conservative Version
ever learning and never able to come to knowledge of truth.
American Standard Version
ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Amplified
always learning and listening to anybody who will teach them, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
An Understandable Version
They are constantly learning and [yet] never able to arrive at a [full] knowledge of the truth.
Anderson New Testament
that are always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Bible in Basic English
Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.
Common New Testament
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and by lending an assiduous ear to such lessons, render it impossible they should ever be acquainted with the truth.
Darby Translation
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Godbey New Testament
always learning, and never able to come into the perfect knowledge of the truth.
Goodspeed New Testament
always ready to learn but never able to comprehend the truth.
John Wesley New Testament
Ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Julia Smith Translation
Always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
King James 2000
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Lexham Expanded Bible
always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
Modern King James verseion
ever learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
ever learning, and never able to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Moffatt New Testament
who are always curious to learn and never able to attain the knowledge of the Truth.
Montgomery New Testament
and led captive by ever-changing impulses, are always learning but never able to arrive at knowledge of truth.
NET Bible
Such women are always seeking instruction, yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
New Heart English Bible
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Noyes New Testament
ever learning, and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
Sawyer New Testament
always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
The Emphasized Bible
Ever learning and never, unto a personal knowledge of truth, able to come;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
always learning, yet never able to attain unto the knowledge of truth.
Twentieth Century New Testament
are always learning, and yet never able to attain to a real knowledge of the Truth.
Webster
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Weymouth New Testament
and are always learning something new, and yet are never able to arrive at real knowledge of the truth.
Williams New Testament
who are always trying to learn but never able to come to a full knowledge of the truth.
World English Bible
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Worrell New Testament
always learning, and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
Worsley New Testament
and led away by various lusts, always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Youngs Literal Translation
always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,
Themes
Dullness » General examples of
Fleeting impressions » The truth fails to grip
Folly » Whose folly shall be made manifest
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
Topics
Interlinear
References
Easton
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 3:7
Images 2 Timothy 3:7
Prayers for 2 Timothy 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Difficult Times Ahead In The Last Days
6
Among them are those who creep into houses and lead captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away with various lusts.
7 always learning and never able to
Phrases
Cross References
1 Timothy 2:4
It is God's desire that all men have salvation and come to the full (precise) (accurate) (correct) knowledge (Greek: epignosis: recognition, discernment) of the truth.
2 Timothy 2:25
He should instruct those who oppose using meekness. Perhaps God will give them repentance that they may know the truth.
Deuteronomy 29:4
To this very day Jehovah has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom and does not find it. Knowledge is easy to him who discerns.
Isaiah 30:10-11
They say to the seers: Do not see the future. They say to those who have visions: 'Do not have visions that tell us what is right. Tell us what we want to hear. Prophesy illusions.
Ezekiel 14:4-10
Speak to them. Tell them, 'This is what Jehovah says: Suppose an Israelite is devoted to idols and allows himself to sin. Suppose he goes to a prophet to ask for my help. I, Jehovah, will give that Israelite an answer, the answer that his many idolaters deserve.
Matthew 13:11
He responded: You are allowed to know the divine secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but it is not for others to know. (The Greek word for you is plural and is applied to the disciples as a group.)
John 3:20-21
Every one who does evil hates the light. He does not come to the light because his works would be reproved.
John 5:44
How can you believe? You seek praise and glory from one another? Why do you not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
John 12:42-43
Many of the rulers believed in him, although they did not confess their faith because of the Pharisees, for they would be expelled from the synagogue.
1 Corinthians 3:1-4
Brothers, I was not able to speak to you as to spiritual men, but as fleshly men, as babes (infants) in Christ.
Ephesians 4:14
We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine. Having their ears tickled, they will accumulate teachers who follow after their own lusts.
Hebrews 5:11
We have many things to say about him and it is hard to explain it to you, for you are dull of hearing (slow to learn).