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;

That we {henceforth} be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, {and} cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that {cometh} from God only?

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and {findeth it} not: but knowledge {is} easy unto him that understandeth.

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. {reproved: or, discovered}

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, {even} as unto babes in Christ.

Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess {him}, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:

Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

For precept {must be} upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, {and} there a little: {must be: or, hath been}

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;