Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

New American Standard Bible

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

A Conservative Version

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious,

American Standard Version

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Amplified

For people will be lovers of self [narcissistic, self-focused], lovers of money [impelled by greed], boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane,

An Understandable Version

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive talkers, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Anderson New Testament

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Bible in Basic English

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

Common New Testament

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Daniel Mace New Testament

for men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,

Darby Translation

for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

Godbey New Testament

For men will be lovers of themselves, moneylovers, arrogant, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Goodspeed New Testament

People will be selfish, avaricious, boastful, arrogant, abusive, undutiful, ungrateful, irreverent,

John Wesley New Testament

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, arrogant, proud, evil-speakers,

Julia Smith Translation

For men shall be self-lovers, lovers of money, boastful, proud, slandering, disobedient to parents, unthankful, wicked,

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

for people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Modern King James verseion

For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to father and mother, unthankful, unholy,

Moffatt New Testament

For men will be selfish, fond of money, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreverent,

Montgomery New Testament

For men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreligious,

NET Bible

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

New Heart English Bible

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Noyes New Testament

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without

Sawyer New Testament

Men will be selfish, avaricious, vain, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

The Emphasized Bible

For men will be - fond of themselves, fond of money, ostentatious, arrogant, defamers, to parents, unyielding, unthankful, unkind,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, vainglorious, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Twentieth Century New Testament

Men will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, profane. They will be disobedient to parents, thankless, irreligious,

Williams New Testament

For people will be selfish, avaricious, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreverent,

World English Bible

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Worrell New Testament

for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Worsley New Testament

for men will be selfish, covetous, arrogant, proud, blasphemers, undutiful to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Youngs Literal Translation

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

shall be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

φίλαυτος 
Philautos 
Usage: 1

φιλάργυρος 
Philarguros 
Usage: 2

ἀλαζών 
Alazon 
Usage: 2

ὑπερήφανος 
Huperephanos 
Usage: 5

βλάσφημος 
Blasphemos 
Usage: 5

ἀπειθής 
Apeithes 
Usage: 6

to parents
γονεύς 
Goneus 
Usage: 14

ἀχάριστος 
Acharistos 
Usage: 1

Prayers for 2 Timothy 3:2

Context Readings

Difficult Times Ahead In The Last Days

1 You must realize, however, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unfeeling, uncooperative, slanderous, degenerate, brutal, hateful of what is good,


Cross References

Philippians 2:21

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

Jude 1:16

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

Psalm 10:3

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

Psalm 49:6

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

Luke 16:14

Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.

2 Timothy 3:4

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

James 4:16

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

2 Peter 2:12

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,

Psalm 52:1

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

Proverbs 6:17

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

Isaiah 10:15

"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!

Daniel 7:25

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.

Daniel 11:36

""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.

Mark 7:11-12

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)

Luke 12:15

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."

Acts 5:36

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.

Romans 1:29-31

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,

Romans 11:18

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.

Romans 15:1-3

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

2 Corinthians 5:15

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.

Colossians 3:5

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

2 Thessalonians 2:4

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.

1 Timothy 1:20

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

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not drink excessively or be a violent person, but instead be gentle. He must not be argumentative or love money.

1 Timothy 6:4

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,

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, in their eagerness to get rich, have wandered away from the faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

James 2:8

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."

James 4:6

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

1 Peter 5:5

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."

2 Peter 2:3

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.

2 Peter 2:14-15

With eyes full of adultery, they cannot get enough of sin. They seduce unsteady souls and have had their hearts expertly trained in greed. They are doomed to a curse.

2 Peter 2:18

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.

Jude 1:10-11

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

Revelation 13:1

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.

Revelation 13:5-6

The beast was allowed to speak arrogant and blasphemous things, and it was given authority for 42 months.

Revelation 16:9

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.

Revelation 16:11

and cursed the God of heaven because of their pain-filled sores. But they did not repent of their behavior.

Revelation 16:21

Huge hailstones, each weighing about a talent, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God because the plague of hail was so terrible.

Revelation 18:12-13

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,

Matthew 15:6

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

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