Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more 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.
Montgomery New Testament
They will hate goodness, they will be treacherous, reckless, blinded with pride, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God.
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,
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, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good, 4 traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, 5 having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,
Cross References
1 Timothy 3:6
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
Romans 11:20
by unbelief they were broken off, and thou hast stood by faith; be not high-minded, but be fearing;
Romans 16:18
for such our Lord Jesus Christ do not serve, but their own belly; and through the good word and fair speech they deceive the hearts of the harmless,
Philippians 3:18-19
for many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the Christ!
1 Timothy 5:6
and she who is given to luxury, living -- hath died;
1 Timothy 6:17
Those rich in the present age charge thou not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment; --
2 Peter 2:10-22
and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,
Jude 1:4
for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,
Jude 1:8-9
In like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming also the flesh indeed do defile, and lordship they put away, and dignities they speak evil of,
Jude 1:19
these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.