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2 Timothy 3:7 — King James Version← Study notes

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.


2 Timothy 3:7Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Timothy 3:79 words
GreekMeaning
πάντοτεpantote
alwaysadverbG3842
μανθάνονταmanthanonta
learningverbG3129
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μηδέποτεmēdepote
neveradverbG3368
εἰςeis
toprepositionG1519
ἐπίγνωσινepignōsin
a knowledgenounG1922
ἀληθείαςalētheias
of the truthnounG225
ἐλθεῖνelthein
to comeverbG2064
δυνάμεναdynamena
being ableverbG1410
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Timothy 3:7

He had said in the former Epistle, that “the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith” 1 Timothy 4:1-2; and elsewhere in this Epistle he foretells that something of this kind will afterwards happen; and here again he does the same thing: “This know, that in the last days perilous times shall come.” And this he pronounces not only from the future, but from the past; “As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses.” And again from reasoning; “In…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 7 on Second Timothy
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God is faithful in every circumstance. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. God is faithful in every circumstan...
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