For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
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Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Car il viendra un temps où les hommes ne supporteront pas la saine doctrine; mais, ayant la démangeaison d'entendre des choses agréables, ils se donneront une foule de docteurs selon leurs propres désirs,
KJV
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
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Commentarii In Evangelium Joannis
. 34, 28; vgl. Deut. 9, 9. — 8 Joh. 6, 51. — 10 Vgl. II Kor. 7, 9f. — 12 Vgl. Exod. 12, 8. — 21 Vgl. II Tim. 4, 3f. — 24 Vgl. Rom. 12, 11. — 25 Jer. 5, 14. — 27 Vgl. II Kor. 13, 3. — 28 Luk. 24, 32. (nach Syr. Sin. Cur.) — 32 Jer. 20, 9. 1 οὗτος] ουτ a. Ras. | ὁ2 über d. Ζ. | ἐκ…
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Fragmenta In Lucam (In Catenis)
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Patrologia Latina Vol. 119 (Migne)
magistros prurientes auribus: et a veritate quidem auditum avertent, ad fabulas autem convertentur (II Tim. IV, 3, 4) . Quid enim restat talia dicentibus vel recipientibus, id est humanam mentem ita Deo exaequari ut, sicut Deus, ita etiam ista simplicis sit naturae: nisi ut, sicu…
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