2 Timothy 3:6 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-9

Timothy must not think it strange if there were in the church bad men; for the net of the gospel was to enclose both good fish and bad, Matt. 13:47, 48. Jesus Christ had foretold (Matt. 24:1-51) that there would come seducers, and therefore we must not be offended at it, nor think the worse of religion or the church for it. Even in gold ore there will be dross, and a great deal of chaff among the wheat when it lies on the floor. I. Timothy must know that in the last days (2 Tim. 3:1), in... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6-7

3:6-7 For from among these there come those who enter into houses, and take captive foolish women, laden with sins and driven by varied desires, ready to listen to any teacher but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. The Christian emancipation of women inevitably brought its problems. We have already seen how secluded the life of the respectable Greek woman was, how she was brought up under the strictest supervision, how she was not allowed "to see anything, to hear anything, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:6

For of this sort are they which creep into houses ,.... Privily and unawares, in a clandestine manner, and insinuate themselves into families, by fawning and flattering, and under specious pretences to knowledge and virtue. The Syriac version uses a word, from whence comes חולדא , "Chulda", which signifies "a weasel"; suggesting, that their entrance into houses was like to the way of that creature, which is sometimes covered, and sometimes open: there was also a gate of the temple, which... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

For of this sort are they - He here refers to false teachers and their insinuating manners, practising upon weak women, who, seeing in them such a semblance of piety, entertain them with great eagerness, and at last become partakers with them in their impurities. Among the Jews there are remarkable cases of this kind on record, and not a few of them among the full fed monks of the Romish Church. But in what sect or party have not such teachers been occasionally found? yet neither Judaism,... 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

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

For of this sort are they which creep into houses - Who go slyly and insidiously into families. They are not open and manly in endeavoring to propagate their views, but they endeavor by their address to ingratiate themselves first with weak women, and through them to influence men; compare Titus 1:11. The word translated “creep into,” is rendered by Doddridge, “insinuate themselves;” by Bloomfield, “wind their way into,” in the manner of serpents; by Bretschneider, “deceitfully enter;” by... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:1-9

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Timothy 3:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

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

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Timothy 3:6

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