“ There will be a period of time, ” he wrote, “when they will not put up with the healthful teaching, but, in accord with their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves to have their ears tickled; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, whereas they will be turned aside to false stories. ” ​ — 2 Timothy 4: 3, 4.
उसने लिखा: “ऐसा समय आएगा, कि लोग खरा उपदेश न सह सकेंगे पर कानों की खुजली के कारण अपनी अभिलाषाओं के अनुसार अपने लिये बहुतेरे उपदेशक बटोर लेंगे । और अपने कान सत्य से फेरकर कथा - कहानियों पर लगाएंगे । ” — 2 तीमुथियुस 4: 3, 4.