2 Timothy 3:4

2 Timothy 3:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God.

Context of 2 Timothy 3:4

2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people. 6They 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,

2 Timothy 3:4 word by word

προδόται, προπετεῖς, τετυφωμένοι, φιλήδονοι μᾶλλον ἢ φιλόθεοι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Traitorsπροδότηςprodotēs · traitorG4273
• headyπροπετήςpropetēs · recklessG4312
• highmindedτυφόωtuphoō · be conceitedG5187
• lovers of pleasuresφιλήδονοςphilēdonos · pleasure-lovingG5369
• moreμᾶλλονmallon · more: ratherG3123
• thanἤē · orG2228
• lovers of Godφιλόθεοςphilotheos · God-lovingG5377

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 3:4

• 2 Peter 2:10This is especially true of those who follow the corrupt desire of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and arrogant, they are not afraid to heap abuse on celestial beings;
• Jude 1:8In the very same way, on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies, reject authority and heap abuse on celestial beings.
• Romans 11:20Granted. But they were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but tremble.
• 1 Timothy 6:17Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
• Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
• Philippians 3:18For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
• 1 Timothy 5:6But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
• 2 Peter 2:13They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. Their idea of pleasure is to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their pleasures while they feast with you.
• Jude 1:4For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign 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

Topics related to 2 Timothy 3:4

• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Apostasy
• Character
• Citizens
• Commandments
• Company
• Fellowship
• Formalism
• Minister, Christian
• Pleasure
• 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