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2 Timothy 3:7
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always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.
always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
always learning, and never able to come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.
These women always want to learn something new, but they are never able to fully understand the truth.
always learning and listening to anybody who will teach them, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
These women always want to learn something new, but they never can discover the truth.
who are always learning but never able to come to full knowledge of the truth.
who, in all time learning, never to the knowledge of the truth are able to come.
who are always learning, and can never come to the knowledge of the truth.
Euer learning, and neuer able to come to the knowledge of the trueth.
Euer learnyng, and neuer able to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth.
ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
always learning, but never being able to come to a full knowledge of the truth.
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
These women are always learning new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth fully.
Such women are always seeking instruction, yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
(Such women are forever following new teachings, but they are never able to understand the truth.)
who are always being instructed and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
Ever learning and never, unto a personal knowledge of truth, able to come;
Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.
Ever striving to learn, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth,
women who are always trying to learn but who can never come to know the truth.
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
and are always learning something new, and yet are never able to arrive at real knowledge of the truth.
and neuere perfitli comynge to the science of treuthe.
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
who will listen to anybody and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
ever learnynge and never able to come vnto the knowledge of the trueth.
ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,
Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.
euer lernynge, and are neuer able to come vnto the knowlege of the trueth.
and by lending an assiduous ear to such lessons, render it impossible they should ever be acquainted with the truth.
Such women are always listening to new teaching. But they are never able to understand the truth.
Vulnerable women will believe any new teaching that promises them a better life than the one they have. They will be unable to see the truth.
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
always learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
learning: 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:4, Deuteronomy 29:4, Proverbs 14:6, Isaiah 30:10, Isaiah 30:11, Ezekiel 14:4-10, Matthew 13:11, John 3:20, John 3:21, John 5:44, John 12:42, John 12:43, 1 Corinthians 3:1-4, Ephesians 4:14, Hebrews 5:11
never: 1 Timothy 2:4
the knowledge: 2 Timothy 2:25
Reciprocal: Isaiah 28:10 - For precept Amos 8:12 - shall run John 8:32 - ye shall 1 Corinthians 3:12 - wood 1 Timothy 1:7 - understanding
Cross-References
In Hades,[fn] where he was in constant torture, he looked up and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus by his side.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ever learning,.... Some new notion and practice or another: and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth; partly because of the teachers, which they heap up to themselves, who are unapt to teach, are blind and ignorant guides, and know not the truth, but are enemies to it, and resist it; and partly because of themselves, the sins they are laden, and the lusts they are led away with, which hinder them from coming to the knowledge of the truth.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Ever learning - That is, these “silly women;” for so the Greek demands. The idea is, that they seeM to be disciples. They put themselves wholly under the care of these professedly religious teachers, but they never acquire the true knowledge of the way of salvation.
And never able to come to the knowledge of the truth - They may learn many things, but the true nature of religion they do not learn. There are many such persons in the world, who, whatever attention they may pay to religion, never understand its nature. Many obtain much speculative acquaintance with the “doctrines” of Christianity, but never become savingly acquainted with the system; many study the constitution and government of the church, but remain strangers to practical piety; many become familiar with the various philosophical theories of religion, but never become truly acquainted with what religion is; and many embrace visionary theories, who never show that they are influenced by the spirit of the gospel. Nothing is more common than for persons to be very busy and active in religion, and even to “learn” many things about it, who still remain strangers to the saving power of the gospel.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 7. Ever learning — From their false teachers, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, because that teaching never leads to the truth; for, although there was a form of godliness, which gave them a sort of authority to teach, yet, as they denied the power of godliness, they never could bring their votaries to the knowledge of the saving power of Christianity.
There are many professors of Christianity still who answer the above description. They hear, repeatedly hear, it may be, good sermons; but, as they seldom meditate on what they hear, they derive little profit from the ordinances of God. They have no more grace now than they had several years ago, though hearing all the while, and perhaps not wickedly departing from the Lord. They do not meditate, they do not think, they do not reduce what they hear to practice; therefore, even under the preaching of an apostle, they could not become wise to salvation.
