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 Living Translation (NLT)For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred.

Context of 2 Timothy 3:2

1But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of 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 3:4traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
• Romans 15:1We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
• 2 Corinthians 5:15and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.
• Philippians 2:21For all seek their own, not the things which are of Christ Jesus.
• James 2:8If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;
• Luke 12:15And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”
• Romans 1:29being filled with all unrighteousness, sexual immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness; they are whisperers,
• Colossians 3:5Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
• 2 Peter 2:3By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they have gone in the way of Cain, have run greedily in the error of Balaam for profit, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.
• Revelation 18:12merchandise of gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple, silk and scarlet, every kind of citron wood, every kind of object of ivory, every kind of object of most precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
• Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.
• Psalms 49:6Those who trust in their wealth And boast in the multitude of their riches,
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
• Isaiah 10:15Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!
• Acts 5:36For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody. A number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was slain, and all who obeyed him were scattered and came to nothing.

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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• Unholy
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• Boast

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