2 Timothy 3:2

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 3:2

Self for their own selves , A.V.; lovers of money for covetous , A.V.; boastful for boasters , A.V.; haughty for proud , A.V.; railers for blasphemers , A.V. Men ( οἱἄνθρωποι ); men in general, the bulk of men in the Church; for he is speaking, not of the world at large, but of professing Christians. Lovers of self ( φίλαυτοι ); only here in the New Testament, and not found in the LXX .; but used by Aristotle in a striking passage (quoted by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:2-5

Characteristics of the apostasy. The doctrinal degeneracy is marked by a widespread moral decay. The apostle, after his usual manner, groups the characters into classes for more distinct consideration. I. THE SELFISH CLASS . "For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money." Selfishness heads the dreary list. It is regarded by many theologians as the root principle of all sin. As the opposite of love, however, is not selfishness, but hatred, this position cannot be maintained.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:2

For 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 - φίλαυτος 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 selfishness which is condemned,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Timothy 3:1-2

2 Timothy 3:1-2. The apostle, at the close of the preceding chapter, having intimated to Timothy that false teachers did and would arise in the church, he, in the beginning of this chapter, foretels that in future times, through the pernicious influence of corrupt doctrines propagated by these teachers, many professing Christians, and, among the rest, the false teachers themselves, would become so wicked, that it would become dangerous to the truly pious to live among them. As if he had said,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Warning of worse to come (3:1-9)Timothy may be surprised that such evil should appear within the community of God’s people. Paul warns him that worse is to follow. When people try to keep the outward form of religion but reject its inner power, the evil within them soon shows itself in their words and actions. The more they please themselves and reject God, the more wrong they do (3:1-5).By cunning and deceit, people who call themselves Christians will gain entrance into private homes, where... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Timothy 3:2

men . App-123 ., lovers , &c Greek. philaute s. Only here. covetous = lovers of money. Greek. philarguros. Only here and Luke 16:14 . boasters. Greek. alazon, See Romans 1:30 . proud . Greek. huperephanos. See 2Ti 1:30 . disobedient, &c. See Romans 1:30 . unthankful . Greek. acharistos . Only here and Luke 6:35 . unholy . See 1 Timothy 1:9 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:2

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,There are many such lists of sins in Paul's writings; and none of them is exhaustive or complete. What is given here in the twenty earmarks of an apostate world is a general description of the type of characters meant.Lovers of self ... Self-love is pride, selfishness and a total unawareness of God; and the other sins enumerated actually derive from this basic root of all... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:2

2. men—in the professing Church. Compare the catalogue, :-, 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" (Revelation 13:1; Revelation 13:11; Revelation 13:12; Revelation 17:3; Revelation 17:8; Revelation 17:11). covetous—Translate, "money-loving," a distinct Greek word from that for "covetous" (see on Revelation 17:11- :). The cognate Greek substantive... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Timothy 3:1-7

1. Evidences of faithlessness 3:1-7 read more

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