2 Timothy 3:6-9 ESV

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:9

But they shall proceed no farther - Such teaching and teachers shall never be able ultimately to prevail against the truth; for the foundation of God standeth sure. Their folly shall be manifest - As the Scriptures, which are the only rule of morals and doctrine, shall ever be preserved; so, sooner or later, all false doctrines shall be tried by them: and the folly of men, setting up their wisdom against the wisdom of God, must become manifest to all. False doctrine cannot prevail long... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

Verse 6 6Of those are they who creep into families You would say, that here Paul intentionally draws a lively picture of the order of monks. But without saying a single word about monks, those marks by which Paul distinguishes false and pretended teachers are sufficiently clear; creeping into houses, snares for catching silly women, mean flattery, imposing upon people by various superstitions. These marks it is proper to observe carefully, if we wish to distinguish between useless drones and... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:7

Verse 7 7Always learning, while yet they never can come to the knowledge of the truth That fluctuation between various desires, of which he now speaks, is when, having nothing solid in themselves, they are tossed about in all directions. They “learn,” he says, as people do who are under the influence of curiosity, and with a restless mind, but in such a manner as never to arrive at any certainty or truth. It is ill-conducted study, and widely different from knowledge. And yet such persons think... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:8

Verse 8 8And as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses This comparison confirms what I have already said about the “last times”, for he means that the same thing happens to us under the gospel, which the Church experienced almost from her very commencement, or at least since the law was published. In like manner the Psalmist also speaks largely about the unceasing battles of the Church. “Often did they fight against me from my youth, now let Israel say. The wicked ploughed upon my back, they made... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:9

Verse 9 9But they shall not proceed further He encourages Timothy for the contest, by the confident hope of victory; for, although false teachers give him annoyance, he promises that they shall be, within a short time, disgracefully ruined. (184) Yet the event does not agree with this promise; and the Apostle appears to make a totally different declaration, a little afterwards, when he says that they will grow worse and worse. Nor is there any force in the explanation given by Chrysostom, that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Holy Scripture the strength of the man of God. There is marvellous force in the application to the Christian bishop and evangelist of the title THE MAN OF God When we remember the course of faithful and untiring labour, and patient unflinching suffering, which was run by those to whom alone this title was given in the Old Testament—Moses and Samuel and Elijah, and other prophets of God—we feel at once that the application of this title to the ministers of Christ under the New... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

Grievous times. "But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come." They were in the first days of the Christian era; the times foretold were to be in the last days of that era. There is an intended indefiniteness about the days; nothing is said about their commencement, or about the period over which they are to extend. They are to embrace distinct times, but all characterized by grievousness. From what follows we may infer that the grievousness of the times will consist in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:6

These for this sort , A.V.; that for which , A.V.; take for lead , A.V.; by for with , A.V. Creep into ( ἐνδύνοντες ); here only in the New Testament. It has the sense of "sneaking into," "insinuating themselves into," as in Xenophon, 'Cyrop.,' 2. 1. 13. Take captive ( αἰχμαλωτεύοντες ); as in Ephesians 4:3 . The other form, αἰχμαλωτίζοντες which is that of the R.T., is in Luke 21:24 ; Romans 7:23 ; 2 Corinthians 10:5 . The word well... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:6-7

The insidiously proselytizing habits of these apostates. I. THE ARTS OF THE SEDUCERS . "For of this sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women." 1 . They were of a most proselytizing spirit . Like the Pharisees, they would compass sea and land to make one proselyte. 2 . They practised unworthy arts . They wormed their way insidiously into the confidence of families. There was a deceitful and tricky method of gaining access to their victims. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:7

Ever learning, etc. This is the crowning feature of this powerful sketch of those "silly women," whose thoughts are busied about religion without their affections being reached or their principles being influenced by it. They are always beating about the bush, but they never get possession of the blessed and saving truth of the gospel of God. Their own selfish inclinations, and not the grace of God, continue to be the motive power with them. read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:7

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