Berean Standard Bible
2 Timothy 3:6
6They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
2 Timothy 3:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
- New International Version (NIV)They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
- English Standard Version (ESV)For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,
Context of 2 Timothy 3:6
4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions, 7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
Read all of 2 Timothy 32 Timothy 3:6 word by word
ἐκ τούτων γάρ εἰσιν οἱ ἐνδύνοντες εἰς τὰς οἰκίας καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντες γυναικάρια σεσωρευμένα ἁμαρτίαις, ἀγόμενα ἐπιθυμίαις ποικίλαις,Read the interlinear
- ·γάρgar · forG1063
- They areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the kind whoἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the kind whoοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- worm their wayἐνδύνωendunō · to sneakG1744
- intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
- householdsοἰκίαoikia · home: householdG3614
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- captivateαἰχμαλωτίζωaichmalōtizō · to captureG163
- vulnerable womenγυναικάριονgunaikarion · weak-willed womanG1133
- weighed downσωρεύωsōreuō · to pile upG4987
- with sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- led astrayἄγωagō · to bringG71
- by variousποικίλοςpoikilos · variousG4164
- passionsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:6
- Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 38:4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
- Isaiah 1:4Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.
- Matthew 11:28Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- 1 Corinthians 12:2You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
- 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
- Mark 4:19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
- 1 Timothy 6:9Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6For of this sort are they - He here refers to false teachers and their insinuating manners, practising upon weak women, who, seeing in them such a semblance of piety, entertain them with great eagerness, and at last become partakers with them in their impurities. Among the Jews there are remarkable cases of this kind on record, and not a few of them among the full fed monks of the Romish Church. But in what sect or party have not such teachers been…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6For of this sort are they which creep into houses - Who go slyly and insidiously into families. They are not open and manly in endeavoring to propagate their views, but they endeavor by their address to ingratiate themselves first with weak women, and through them to influence men; compare Titus 1:11. The word translated “creep into,” is rendered by Doddridge, “insinuate themselves;” by Bloomfield, “wind their way into,” in the manner of serpents; by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The letters to Timothy and Titus consistently express concern about the impact of false teachers on households and women (Titus 1:11; see 1 Timothy 2:11–15; 3:4–5; 5:14–15). Whether or not these false teachers specifically targeted women, they were successful with some.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. of this sort--Greek, "of these," such as were described (2Ti 3:5). creep into--stealthily. laden with sins--(Is 1:4); applying to the "silly women" whose consciences are burdened with sins, and so are a ready prey to the false teachers who promise ease of conscience if they will follow them. A bad conscience leads easily to shipwreck of faith (1Ti 1:19). divers lusts--not only animal lusts, but passion for change in doctrine and manner of teaching; the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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