2 Timothy 3:2

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2 Timothy 3:2

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Summary

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Lovers

James 2:8

Covetous

Boasters

Proud

Blasphemers

Revelation 16:9

Disobedient

Matthew 15:6

Mark 7:11

Romans 1:30

General references

Luke 10:32

Bible References

Lovers

traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.

Now we who are strong ought to be patient with the weaknesses of those who are not strong and must stop pleasing ourselves.

He died for all people, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for the one who died and rose for them.

For all the others look after their own interests, not after those of Jesus the Messiah.

Nevertheless, you are doing the right thing if you obey the royal Law in keeping with the Scripture, "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

Covetous

Then he told them, "Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person's life doesn't consist of the amount of possessions he has."

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

So put to death your worldly impulses: sexual sin, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed (which is idolatry).

In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.

11How terrible it will be for them! For they lived like Cain did , rushed headlong into Balaam's error to make a profit, and destroyed themselves, as happened in Korah's rebellion.

cargo of gold, silver, gems, pearls, fine linen, purple cloth, silk, scarlet cloth, all kinds of scented wood, all articles made of ivory, all articles made of very costly wood, bronze, iron, marble,

Boasters

For the wicked one boasts about his own desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD.

those who put confidence in their wealth and boast about their great riches?

Why do you make evil the foundation of your boasting, mighty one? God's gracious love never ceases.

"Does the ax exalt itself over the one who swings it? Or does the saw magnify itself in opposition to the one who wields it? As if a rod were to wield those who lift it, or as if a club were to brandish the one who is not wood!

For in the recent past Theudas appeared, claiming that he was important, and about 400 men joined him. He was killed, and all his followers were dispersed and disappeared.

They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, quarreling, deceit, and viciousness. They are gossips,

do not boast about being better than the other branches. If you boast, remember that you do not support the root, but the root supports you.

He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship. As a result, he seats himself in the sanctuary of God and himself declares that he is God.

But you boast about your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.

By talking high-sounding nonsense and using sinful cravings of the flesh, they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

These people are complainers and faultfinders, following their own desires. They say arrogant things and flatter people in order to take advantage of them.

Proud

Arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, and hands shedding innocent blood;

he is a conceited person and does not understand anything. He has an unhealthy craving for arguments and debates. This produces jealousy, rivalry, slander, evil suspicions,

But he gives all the more grace. And so he says, "God opposes the arrogant but gives grace to the humble."

In a similar way, you young people must submit to the elders. All of you must clothe yourselves with humility for the sake of each other, because: "God opposes the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble."

Blasphemers

He'll speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One. He'll attempt to alter times and laws, and they'll be given into his control for a time, times, and half a time.

""The king will do as he pleases. He'll exalt and magnify himself above every god, speaking amazing things against the God of Gods. He'll succeed until the indignation is completed, because what has been determined must be carried out.

These include Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan so that they may learn not to blaspheme.

These people, like irrational animals, are mere creatures of instinct that are born to be caught and killed. They insult what they don't understand, and like animals they, too, will be destroyed,

Whatever these people do not understand, they slander. Like irrational animals, they are destroyed by the very things they know by instinct.

I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns, seven heads, and ten royal crowns on its horns. On its heads were blasphemous names.

and they were burned by the fierce heat. They cursed the name of God, who has the authority over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

Disobedient

does not have to honor his father.' Because of your tradition, then, you have disregarded the authority of God's word.

But you say, "If anyone tells his father or mother, "Whatever support you might have received from me is Corban,"' (that is, an offering to God)

slanderers, God-haters, haughty, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to their parents,

General references

Similarly, a descendant of Levi came to that place. When he saw the man, he also went by on the other side.