2 Timothy 3

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.

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

heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,

treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,

always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.

But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,

my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it

and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

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2 Timothy 3:2

“For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,”

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy — the sevenfold catalogue of vice diagnoses last-days spirituality: philautoi (self-lovers), philargyri (money-lovers), alazonei (boastful), hyperēphanoi (proud), blasphēmoi (abusive), apeitheis goneusin (disobedient to parents), acharistoi (ungrateful), anosioi (unholy). Internal disorder breeds external transgression.

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Elena Petrova100d ago

NoteTrusting God's timing - 2 Timothy 3

God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. God is faithful in every circumstance. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. God is faithful in every circumstance. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in the darkest moments. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is…

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Jonas Eriksson93d ago

NoteLiving with purpose - 2 Timothy 3

My grandmother used to quote this verse every morning. It implies covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never wavers. This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. Reading the Psalms alongside this gives a fuller picture of what the author was experiencing - both the anguish and the hope. The imagery here is…

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2 Timothy 3:2

“For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,”

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Elena Petrova100d ago

NoteTrusting God's timing - 2 Timothy 3

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Jonas Eriksson93d ago

NoteLiving with purpose - 2 Timothy 3

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