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2Ti 4:3. Ἔσται) will be, and now is, ch. 2Ti 3:1.-διδασκαλίας, doctrine) The concrete follows, teachers. He who despises sound doctrine, leaves sound teachers; they seek instructors like themselves.[13]-ἐπιθυμίας) carnal lusts, in the indulgence of which they are unwillingly interrupted by true teachers, and the seasoning of which they seek in the sweetness of softer (laxer) doctrine.-ἐπισωρεύσουσι, they shall heap up) A weighty compound, denoting abundance. Variety delights those who have itching ears.
[13] “Similes labra lactucas quærunt.” Our proverb is, “like teacher, like pupil,” or “like priest, like people.”-TR.