Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— New Living Translation They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God. English Standard Version treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Berean Standard Bible traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Berean Literal Bible betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, King James Bible Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; New King James Version traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, New American Standard Bible treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, NASB 1995 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, NASB 1977 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; Legacy Standard Bible treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Amplified Bible traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God, Christian Standard Bible traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Holman Christian Standard Bible traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, American Standard Version traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; Contemporary English Version They will be sneaky, reckless, and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure. English Revised Version traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; GOD'S WORD® Translation They will be traitors. They will be reckless and conceited. They will love pleasure rather than God. Good News Translation they will be treacherous, reckless, and swollen with pride; they will love pleasure rather than God; International Standard Version traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. Majority Standard Bible traitorous, reckless, conceited, 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; Webster's Bible Translation 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, World English Bible traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiontraitors, reckless, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, Berean Literal Bible betrayers, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Young's Literal Translation traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, Smith's Literal Translation Traitors, rash, haughty, devoted to pleasure more than loving God; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTraitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God: Catholic Public Domain Version traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God, New American Bible traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, New Revised Standard Version treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTraitors, hasty, boasters, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Traitors, impulsive, arrogant, loving lust more than the love of God, NT Translations Anderson New Testamenttraitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God, Godbey New Testament traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; Haweis New Testament treacherous, wilful, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; Mace New Testament cruel, enemies to virtue, traitors, insolent, conceited, and more devoted to pleasure than to piety: Weymouth New Testament treacherous, headstrong, self-important. They will love pleasure instead of loving 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Evil in the Last Days…3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!… Cross References Romans 1:30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. James 4:4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. Philippians 3:18-19 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. / Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things. Titus 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 1 John 2:15-16 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. 2 Peter 2:10 Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings. Luke 16:13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Galatians 5:19-21 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Colossians 3:5 Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Ephesians 2:2-3 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. Proverbs 21:24 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride. Isaiah 5:20-21 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. / Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. Jeremiah 9:23 This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. Treasury of Scripture Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Traitors. 2 Peter 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. Jude 1:8,9 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities… high-minded. Romans 11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear: 1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; lovers of God. Romans 16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. Philippians 3:18,19 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: … 1 Timothy 5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth. Jump to Previous Acting Conceit Conceited Friends Headlong Highminded High-Minded Instead Lifted Lovers Mind Pleasure Pleasures Pretensions Puffed Rash Rather Reckless Swollen Thought Traitors Treacherous VainJump to Next Acting Conceit Conceited Friends Headlong Highminded High-Minded Instead Lifted Lovers Mind Pleasure Pleasures Pretensions Puffed Rash Rather Reckless Swollen Thought Traitors Treacherous Vain2 Timothy 3 1. Paul advises Timothy of the difficult times to come;6. describes the enemies of the truth; 10. explains unto him his own example; 16. and commends the holy Scriptures; traitorous The Greek word used here is "prodotes," which means betrayer or traitor. In the context of early Christianity, this term would resonate deeply, as betrayal was a significant theme in the life of Jesus, notably with Judas Iscariot. Historically, the early church faced many who would betray their faith under persecution. This word serves as a warning against those who would abandon their commitments to God and fellow believers for personal gain or safety. reckless conceited lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God Heady.--Better rendered, headstrong in words, or thoughts, or actions. Highminded.--Better translated, blinded by pride. (See 1Timothy 3:6.) Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.--Men who would make any sacrifice to procure a fleeting pleasure, and who would give nothing up in order to do honour to the eternal but invisible God. Need the ministers of the Lord tarry for the last period preceding the return of Messiah for judgment--when a still more awful iniquity shall reign--for examples of these short-sighted mortals? The sorrowful catalogue began with "love of self," that unhappy vice which excludes all love for others; it closes with that "love of pleasure" which shuts out all love of God. Verse 4. - Headstrong for heady, A.V.; puffed up for high minded, A.V.; pleasure for pleasures, A.V.; rather for more, A.V. Traitors (προδόται); Luke 6:16; Acts 7:52. It does not mean traitors to their king or country, but generally betrayers of the persons who trust in them, and of the cause of the trust committed to them; perhaps specially, as Bishop Ellicott suggests, of their brethren in times of persecution. Headstrong (προπετεῖς); as in Acts 19:36. Neither "heady" nor "headstrong" gives the exact meaning of προπετής, which is "rash," "hasty," "headlong." "Headstrong" rather denotes obstinacy which will not be influenced by wise advice, but προπετής is the person who acts from impulse, without considering consequences, or weighing principles. Puffed up (τετυφωμένοι); see 1 Timothy 3:6, note. Lovers of pleasure (φιλήδονοι); only here in the New Testament, and not found in the LXX., but occasionally in classical Greek. "Fond of pleasure" (Liddell and Scott). It is used here as an antithesis to lovers of God (φιλόθεοι), which also occurs only here either in the New Testament or the LXX., but is used by Aristotle. Philo, quoted by Bishop Ellicott (from Wetstein), has exactly the same contrast: φιλήδονον... μᾶλλον η}... φιλόθεον. It looks as if the men spoken of claimed to be φιλόθεοι. A somewhat similar paronomasia occurs in Isaiah 5:7, where מִשְׂפַהis opposed to מִשְׁפָט, and צְעָקָה to צְדָקָה.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek traitorous,προδόται (prodotai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4273: A betrayer, traitor. From prodidomi (the enemy's) hands); a surrender. reckless, προπετεῖς (propeteis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4312: Impulsive, rash, reckless. From a compound of pro and pipto; falling forward, i.e. Headlong. conceited, τετυφωμένοι (tetyphōmenoi) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5187: From a derivative of tupho; to envelop with smoke, i.e. to inflate with self-conceit. lovers of pleasure φιλήδονοι (philēdonoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5369: Pleasure-loving. From philos and hedone; fond of pleasure, i.e. Voluptuous. rather μᾶλλον (mallon) Adverb Strong's 3123: More, rather. Neuter of the comparative of the same as malista; more) or rather. than ἢ (ē) Conjunction Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. lovers of God, φιλόθεοι (philotheoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5377: Loving God. From philos and theos; fond of God, i.e. Pious. Links 2 Timothy 3:4 NIV2 Timothy 3:4 NLT 2 Timothy 3:4 ESV 2 Timothy 3:4 NASB 2 Timothy 3:4 KJV 2 Timothy 3:4 BibleApps.com 2 Timothy 3:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Timothy 3:4 Chinese Bible 2 Timothy 3:4 French Bible 2 Timothy 3:4 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors headstrong conceited lovers of pleasure rather (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) |
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