Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
They will hate goodness, they will be treacherous, reckless, blinded with pride, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Holman Bible
traitors,
International Standard Version
traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
A Conservative Version
traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
American Standard Version
traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Amplified
traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God,
An Understandable Version
treacherous [i.e., betrayers], reckless, conceited, [and] lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.
Anderson New Testament
traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,
Bible in Basic English
False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
Common New Testament
treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Daniel Mace New Testament
cruel, enemies to virtue, traitors, insolent, conceited, and more devoted to pleasure than to piety:
Darby Translation
traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Godbey New Testament
traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Goodspeed New Testament
treacherous, reckless, conceited, caring more for pleasure than for God,
John Wesley New Testament
Traitors, rash, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;
Julia Smith Translation
Traitors, rash, haughty, devoted to pleasure more than loving God;
King James 2000
Traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Lexham Expanded Bible
traitors, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God,
Modern King James verseion
traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
traitors, heady, high minded, greedy upon voluptuousness more than the lovers of God,
Moffatt New Testament
they will be treacherous, reckless and conceited, preferring pleasure to God ??5 for though they keep up a form of religion, they will have nothing to do with it as a force. Avoid all such.
NET Bible
treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.
New Heart English Bible
traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Noyes New Testament
betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Sawyer New Testament
traitors, rash, boasters, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
The Emphasized Bible
traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
treacherous, wilful, puffed up [with pride], lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;
Twentieth Century New Testament
treacherous, reckless, and puffed up with pride; they will love pleasure more than they love God;
Webster
Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
Weymouth New Testament
treacherous, headstrong, self-important. They will love pleasure instead of loving God,
Williams New Testament
treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure more than God,
World English Bible
traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Worrell New Testament
traitors, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
Worsley New Testament
headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
Youngs Literal Translation
traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,
Themes
worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A characteristic of the wicked
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Characteristic of » The wicked
Character » Of the wicked » Despising saints
Character » Of the wicked » Lovers of pleasure, not of God
Character » Of the wicked » Heady and high-minded
Character of the wicked » Despising the works of the faithful
Character of the wicked » Lovers of pleasure more than of God
Character of the wicked » Heady and high-minded
Citizens » Wicked and treasonable
Knowledge » Who has no knowledge
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Spiritual death
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 3:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Difficult Times Ahead In The Last Days
3 without natural affection, merciless, slanderous, dissolute, and brutal. 4 They will hate goodness, they will be treacherous, reckless, blinded with pride, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God. 5 For although they keep up the outward form of religion, they deny its power.
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a recent convert, lest he be blinded with pride, and incur the doom of the devil.
Romans 11:20
True, through their unbelief they were broken off, and by your faith you stand. Do not be puffed up, but fear;
Romans 16:18
Turn away from them. For men of that stamp are not the slaves of Christ, but are slaves to their own appetites. By their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
Philippians 3:18-19
For there are many??s I used often to tell you, and am now telling you even with tears??ho live and walk as the enemies of the cross of Christ.
1 Timothy 5:6
But she who lives in wantonness is dead even while she still lives.
1 Timothy 6:17
Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in God, who provides all things richly for our use.
2 Peter 2:10-22
especially those who spend their lives following the flesh in the lust of defilement, and in despising all authority. Audacious and willful, they feel no awe in railing against dignities;
Jude 1:4
For certain men have crept in stealthily??en predestined in ancient prophecies for this condemnation??mpious ones! They pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness, and deny Jesus Christ, our sole Master and Lord.
Jude 1:8-9
Yet in just the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, while they set at naught dominion and scoff at dignities.
Jude 1:19
These are the men, sensual and unspiritual, who cause divisions.