New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Timothy 3
Difficult Times Will Come
1But realizeG1097 thisG3778, that 1in the lastG2078 daysG2250 difficultG5467 timesG2540 will comeG1764. 2For peopleG444 will be 2loversG5367 ofG5367 selfG5367, 3loversG5366 ofG5366 moneyG5366, 4boastfulG213, 5arrogantG5244, 6slanderersG989, 7disobedientG545 to parentsG1118, 8ungratefulG884, 9unholyG462, 310unlovingG794, irreconcilableG786, 11maliciousG1228 gossipsG1228, withoutG193 self-controlG193, brutalG434, 1213hatersG865 ofG865 goodG865, 414treacherousG4273, 15recklessG4312, 16conceitedG5187, 17loversG5369 ofG5369 pleasureG5369 ratherG3123 thanG2228 loversG5377 ofG5377 GodG5377, 5holdingG2192 to a formG3446 of 1819godlinessG2150 although they have 20deniedG720 its powerG1411; 21avoidG665 such people as theseG3778. 6For amongG1537 them are thoseG3588 who 2223slipG1744 into householdsG3614 and captivateG163 2425weakG1133 womenG1133 weighedG4987 downG4987 with sinsG266, ledG71 on by 26variousG4164 impulsesG1939, 7alwaysG3842 learningG3129 and neverG3368 ableG1410 to 27comeG2064 to the 28knowledgeG1922 of the truthG225. 8JustG3739 as 29JannesG2389 and JambresG2387 30opposedG436 MosesG3475, soG3779 theseG3778 menG3778 alsoG2532 opposeG436 the truthG225, 31menG444 of depravedG2704 mindG3563, 32worthlessG96 inG4012 regardG4012 toG4012 the faithG4102. 9But they will not makeG4298 furtherG1909G4183 progressG4298; for their 33foolishnessG454 will be obviousG1552 to allG3956, justG2532 34as was that alsoG2532 of 35Jannes and Jambres.
10NowG1161 you 36followedG3877 my teachingG1319, conductG72, purposeG4286, faithG4102, patienceG3115, 37loveG26, 38perseveranceG5281, 1139persecutionsG1375, and 40sufferingsG3804, suchG3634 as happenedG1096 to me at 41AntiochG490, at 42IconiumG2430, and at 43LystraG3082; whatG3634 44persecutionsG1375 I enduredG5297, and out of them allG3956 45the LordG2962 rescuedG4506 me! 12IndeedG2532, allG3956 who wantG2309 to liveG2198 inG2153 aG2153 godlyG2153 wayG2153 in ChristG5547 JesusG2424 46will be persecutedG1377. 13But evilG4190 peopleG444 and impostorsG1114 47will proceedG4298 from bad to worseG5501, 48deceivingG4105 and being deceivedG4105. 14You, howeverG1161, 49continueG3306 in the thingsG3739 you have learnedG3129 and become convincedG4104 of, knowingG3609 from whomG5101 you have learnedG3129 them, 15and that 50from childhoodG1025 you have knownG3609 51the sacredG2413 writingsG1121 which are ableG1410 to 52giveG4679 you the wisdomG4679 that leadsG1519 to 53salvationG4991 throughG1223 faithG4102 which is in 54ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 1655AllG3956 ScriptureG1124 is 56inspiredG2315 byG2315 GodG2315 and beneficialG5624 for teachingG1319, for 57rebukeG1649, for correctionG1882, for trainingG3809 in righteousnessG1343; 17soG2443 thatG2443 58the manG444 or woman of GodG2316 may be 59fullyG739 capableG739, 60equippedG1822 for everyG3956 goodG18 workG2041.
Notes
- 1. 2 Timothy 3:1 1 Tim 4:1 ↩
- 2. 2 Timothy 3:2 Phil 2:21 ↩
- 3. 2 Timothy 3:2 Luke 16:14; 1 Tim 3:3; 6:10 ↩
- 4. 2 Timothy 3:2 Rom 1:30 ↩
- 5. 2 Timothy 3:2 Rom 1:30 ↩
- 6. 2 Timothy 3:2 2 Pet 2:10-12 ↩
- 7. 2 Timothy 3:2 Rom 1:30 ↩
- 8. 2 Timothy 3:2 Luke 6:35 ↩
- 9. 2 Timothy 3:2 1 Tim 1:9 ↩
- 10. 2 Timothy 3:3 Rom 1:31 ↩
- 11. 2 Timothy 3:3 1 Tim 3:11 ↩
- 12. 2 Timothy 3:3 Lit not loving good ↩
- 13. 2 Timothy 3:3 Titus 1:8 ↩
- 14. 2 Timothy 3:4 Acts 7:52 ↩
- 15. 2 Timothy 3:4 Acts 19:36 ↩
- 16. 2 Timothy 3:4 1 Tim 3:6 ↩
- 17. 2 Timothy 3:4 Phil 3:19 ↩
- 18. 2 Timothy 3:5 Or religion ↩
- 19. 2 Timothy 3:5 1 Tim 4:7 ↩
- 20. 2 Timothy 3:5 1 Tim 5:8 ↩
- 21. 2 Timothy 3:5 Matt 7:15; 2 Thess 3:6 ↩
- 22. 2 Timothy 3:6 Or creep into ↩
- 23. 2 Timothy 3:6 Jude 4 ↩
- 24. 2 Timothy 3:6 Or idle ↩
- 25. 2 Timothy 3:6 1 Tim 5:6; Titus 3:3 ↩
- 26. 2 Timothy 3:6 Titus 3:3 ↩
- 27. 2 Timothy 3:7 2 Tim 2:25 ↩
- 28. 2 Timothy 3:7 Or recognition ↩
- 29. 2 Timothy 3:8 Ex 7:11 ↩
- 30. 2 Timothy 3:8 Acts 13:8 ↩
- 31. 2 Timothy 3:8 1 Tim 6:5 ↩
- 32. 2 Timothy 3:8 Or unfit ↩
- 33. 2 Timothy 3:9 Luke 6:11 ↩
- 34. 2 Timothy 3:9 Ex 7:11, 12; 8:18; 9:11 ↩
- 35. 2 Timothy 3:9 Lit those ↩
- 36. 2 Timothy 3:10 Phil 2:20, 22; 1 Tim 4:6 ↩
- 37. 2 Timothy 3:10 1 Tim 6:11 ↩
- 38. 2 Timothy 3:10 Or steadfastness ↩
- 39. 2 Timothy 3:11 2 Cor 12:10 ↩
- 40. 2 Timothy 3:11 2 Cor 1:5, 7 ↩
- 41. 2 Timothy 3:11 Acts 13:14, 45, 50 ↩
- 42. 2 Timothy 3:11 Acts 14:1-7, 19 ↩
- 43. 2 Timothy 3:11 Acts 14:8-20 ↩
- 44. 2 Timothy 3:11 2 Cor 11:23-27 ↩
- 45. 2 Timothy 3:11 Rom 15:31 ↩
- 46. 2 Timothy 3:12 John 15:20; Acts 14:22; 2 Cor 4:9f ↩
- 47. 2 Timothy 3:13 2 Tim 2:16 ↩
- 48. 2 Timothy 3:13 Titus 3:3 ↩
- 49. 2 Timothy 3:14 2 Tim 1:13; Titus 1:9 ↩
- 50. 2 Timothy 3:15 2 Tim 1:5 ↩
- 51. 2 Timothy 3:15 John 5:47; Rom 2:27 ↩
- 52. 2 Timothy 3:15 Ps 119:98f ↩
- 53. 2 Timothy 3:15 1 Cor 1:21 ↩
- 54. 2 Timothy 3:15 2 Tim 1:1 ↩
- 55. 2 Timothy 3:16 Rom 4:23f; 15:4; 2 Pet 1:20f ↩
- 56. 2 Timothy 3:16 Lit God-breathed ↩
- 57. 2 Timothy 3:16 Or reprimand ↩
- 58. 2 Timothy 3:17 1 Tim 6:11 ↩
- 59. 2 Timothy 3:17 Or proficient ↩
- 60. 2 Timothy 3:17 2 Tim 2:21; Heb 13:21 ↩
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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