Christian Standard Bible
2 Timothy 3:4
4traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
2 Timothy 3:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
- New International Version (NIV)treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
- English Standard Version (ESV)treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
- New King James Version (NKJV)traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Context of 2 Timothy 3:4
2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5holding to the form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid these people. 6For among them are those who worm their way into households and deceive gullible women overwhelmed by sins and led astray by a variety of passions,
Read all of 2 Timothy 32 Timothy 3:4 word by word
προδόται, προπετεῖς, τετυφωμένοι, φιλήδονοι μᾶλλον ἢ φιλόθεοι,Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:4
- 2 Peter 2:10especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;
- Jude 1:8In the same way these people — relying on their dreams — defile their flesh, reject authority, and slander glorious ones.
- Romans 11:20True enough; they were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but beware,
- 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.
- Romans 16:18because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
- Philippians 3:18For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- 1 Timothy 5:6however, she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
- 2 Peter 2:13They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions while they feast with you.
- Jude 1:4For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Traitors - · From , before, and , to deliver up. Those who deliver up to an enemy the person who has put his life in their hands; such as the Scots of 1648, who delivered up into the hands of his enemies their unfortunate countryman and king, Charles the First; a stain which no lapse of ages can wipe out. Heady - · From , forwards, and , to fall; headstrong, precipitate, rash, inconsiderate. High-minded - · From , smoke; the frivolously aspiring; those…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Traitors - This word is used in the New Testament only here and in Luke 6:16; Acts 7:52. It means any one who betrays - whether it be a friend or his country. Treason has been in all ages regarded as one of the worst crimes that man can commit. Heady - The same word in Acts 19:36, is rendered rashly. It occurs only there and in this place in the New Testament. It properly means “falling forwards; prone, inclined, ready to do anything; then precipitate…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5Paul explains how people will behave in the last days, which had already started (see also 1 Timothy 4:1–5; 2 Peter 2:1–22; 3:3; Jude 1:18; 2 Timothy 3:5, 6–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. heady--precipitate in action and in passion. high-minded--literally, "puffed up" with pride, as with smoke blinding them. lovers of pleasure ... God--Love of pleasure destroys the love and sense of God.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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