2 Timothy 3:7
Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Cross-reference
2 Timothy 3:7 continues that these women always learn but never know truth — immediate context showing their vulnerability.
In 2 Timothy 4:4, this same crowd turns from truth to myths — the inevitable outcome of never arriving at knowledge.
2 Timothy 2:25 offers hope that opponents may repent and come to truth — contrasted with those who learn without ever arriving.
John 3:20 explains why some never come to truth: they hate the light because their deeds are evil.
John 3:21 reverses it: those who do truth come to the light — opposite of always learning but never arriving.
1 Timothy 2:4 states God's will for all to come to knowledge of the truth — contrasting with those who never attain it.
Hebrews 5:11 describes people dull of hearing, unable to grasp deeper truth — directly parallel to those always learning but never knowing truth.
Amos 8:12 depicts people seeking God's word but not finding it — a direct parallel to those always learning without reaching truth.
John 8:32 promises that knowing the truth sets free — contrasting with those who never arrive at that knowledge.
In 1 Timothy 1:7, false teachers desire to teach but lack understanding — the same condition as those always learning without truth.
Deuteronomy 29:4 shows God not giving Israel understanding — a similar inability to grasp truth despite being taught.
Proverbs 14:6 says a scoffer seeks wisdom in vain — parallel to always learning but not finding truth.
1 Corinthians 3:1-4 describes spiritual immaturity — still worldly, unable to receive deep truth — paralleling those who learn endlessly without reaching truth.
Ephesians 4:14 warns against being tossed by false doctrines — parallel to those who never arrive at truth, always learning but unstable.