2 Timothy 3:2

2 Timothy 3:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
• New International Version (NIV)People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Context of 2 Timothy 3:2

1But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come. For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, 4treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.

2 Timothy 3:2 word by word

ἔσονται γὰρ οἱ ἄνθρωποι φίλαυτοι, φιλάργυροι, ἀλαζόνες, ὑπερήφανοι, βλάσφημοι, γονεῦσιν ἀπειθεῖς, ἀχάριστοι, ἀνόσιοι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• menὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• lovers of their own selvesφίλαυτοςphilautos · selfishG5367
• covetousφιλάργυροςphilarguros · money-lovingG5366
• boastersἀλαζώνalazōn · braggartG213
• proudὑπερήφανοςhuperēphanos · arrogantG5244
• blasphemersβλάσφημοςblasphēmos · blasphemousG989
• disobedientἀπειθήςapeithēs · disobedientG545
• to parentsγονεύςgoneus · parentG1118
• unthankfulἀχάριστοςacharistos · ungratefulG884
• unholyἀνόσιοςanosios · unholyG462

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:2

• 2 Timothy 3:4treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.
• Romans 15:1But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.
• 2 Corinthians 5:15And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised.
• Philippians 2:21Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.
• James 2:8But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.
• Luke 12:15Then he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
• Romans 1:29They are filled with every kind of unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, malice. They are rife with envy, murder, strife, deceit, hostility. They are gossips,
• Colossians 3:5So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
• 2 Peter 2:3And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they have traveled down Cain’s path, and because of greed have abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error; hence, they will certainly perish in Korah’s rebellion.
• Revelation 18:12cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all sorts of things made of citron wood, all sorts of objects made of ivory, all sorts of things made of expensive wood, bronze, iron and marble,
• Psalms 10:3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
• Isaiah 10:15Does an ax exalt itself over the one who wields it, or a saw magnify itself over the one who cuts with it? As if a scepter should brandish the one who raises it, or a staff should lift up what is not made of wood!
• Acts 5:36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2For men shall be - The description in this and the following verses the Papists apply to the Protestants; the Protestants in their turn apply it to the Papists; Schoettgen to the Jews; and others to heretics in general. There have been both teachers and people in every age of the Church, and in every age of the world, to whom these words may be most legitimately applied. Both Catholics and Protestants have been lovers of their own selves, etc.; but it is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2For men shall be lovers of their own selves - It shall be one of the characteristics of those times that men shall be eminently selfish - evidently under the garb of religion; 2 Timothy 3:5. The word here used - ́ philautos- does not elsewhere occur in the New Testament. It means a lover of oneself, “selfish.” Such a love of self as to lead us to secure our salvation, is proper. But this interferes with the rights and happiness of no other persons. The…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. 22. men--in the professing Church. Compare the catalogue, Ro 1:29, &c., where much the same sins are attributed to heathen men; it shall be a relapse into virtual heathendom, with all its beast-like propensities, whence the symbol of it is "a beast" (Re 13:1, 11, 12, &c.; 17:3, 8, 11). covetous--Translate, "money-loving," a distinct Greek word from that for "covetous" (see on Col 3:5). The cognate Greek substantive (1Ti 6:10) is so translated, "the love of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 3:2

• Apostasy
• Blasphemy
• Character
• Children
• Citizens
• Commandments
• Covetousness
• Fellowship
• Formalism
• Ingratitude
• Minister, Christian
• Persecution
• Pride
• Selfishness
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

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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