2 Timothy 3:7 Cross References - Moffatt

⁷ who are always curious to learn and never able to attain the knowledge of the Truth.

¹¹ He replied, "Because it is granted you to understand the open secrets of the Realm of heaven, but it is not granted to these people.

²⁰ for anyone whose practices are corrupt loathes the light and will not come out into it, in case his actions are exposed, ²¹ whereas anyone whose life is true comes out into the light, to make it plain that his actions have been divinely prompted.

⁴⁴ How can you believe, you who accept credit from one another instead of aiming at the credit which comes from the only God?

⁴² Still, a number even of the authorities believed in him, though they would not confess it on account of the Pharisees, in case of being excommunicated; ⁴³ they preferred the approval of men to the approval of God.

¹ But I could not discuss things with you, my brothers, as spiritual persons; I had to address you as worldlings, as mere babes in Christ. ² I fed you with milk, not with solid food. You were not able for solid food, and you are not able even now; ³ you are still worldly. For with jealousy and quarrels in your midst, are you not worldly, are you not behaving like ordinary men? ⁴ When one cries, "I belong to Paul," and another, "I belong to Apollos," what are you but men of the world?

¹⁴ instead of remaining immature, blown from our course and swayed by every passing wind of doctrine, by the adroitness of men who are dexterous in devising error;

⁴ to the God who desires all men to be saved and to attain the knowledge of the Truth.

²⁵ he must be gentle in his admonitions to the opposition — God may perhaps let them change their mind and admit the Truth;

³ for the time will come when people will decline to be taught sound doctrine and will accumulate teachers to suit themselves and tickle their own fancies; ⁴ they will give up listening to the Truth and turn to myths.

¹¹ On this point I have a great deal to say, which it is hard to make intelligible to you. For you have grown dull of hearing.