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2 Timothy 3:3
without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
Verse 2 Timothy 3:3. _WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION_] αστοργοι. Without that affection which _parents_ bear to their _young_, and which the _young_ bear to their _parents_. An affection which is common to...
WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION - see the notes at Romans 1:31. TRUCEBREAKERS - The same word in Romans 1:31, is rendered “implacable;” see the notes at that verse. It properly means “without treaty;” that...
III. THE LAST DAYS AND THEIR PERILS CHAPTER 3 __ 1. The characteristics of the last days (2 Timothy 3:1) 2. What the last days mean for the true believer (2 Timothy 3:8) 3. The need of the Word of...
2 Timothy 3:1 to 2 Timothy 4:8. CHARGE TO TIMOTHY CONCERNING FUTURE ERROR. (_a_) 2 TIMOTHY 3:1. FUTURE ERROR AND ITS PRESENT GERMS. Timothy must consider future as well as present dangers. As the Seco...
TIMES OF TERROR (2 Timothy 3:1) _ 3:1 You must realize this--that in the last days difficult times will set in._ The early Church lived in an age when the time was waxing late; they expected the Sec...
For men will live a life that is centred in self; they will be lovers of money, braggarts, arrogant, lovers of insult, disobedient to their parents, thankless, regardless even of the ultimate decencie...
WITHOUT, &c. See Romans 1:31. TRUCEBREAKERS. Greek. _aspodos._ See Romans 1:31, where it is rendered "implacable". FALSE ACCUSERS. slanderers. Greek. diabotos. INCONTINENT. Greek. _akrates_. Only he...
_without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers_ Or, UNLOVING, UNFORGIVING, SLANDERERS, another triad which starts from another breach of the same fifth commandment, the rending of the famil...
Appeal to Timothy for pure life in view of the worse days and lives to come The same three thoughts are still in St Paul's mind, viz. (1) his own life's work and suffering now closed, (2) Timothy's l...
ἌΣΤΟΡΓΟΙ, _without natural affection_; the adjective only occurs here and in the parallel catalogue Romans 1:31. ἌΣΠΟΝΔΟΙ, _implacable_. The word does not occur again in the Greek Bible (it is an int...
THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE FUTURE...
ΆΣΤΟΡΓΟΣ (G794) не любящий, не испытывающий привязанности, не любящий детей, неспособный любить. Без отр. префикса этот гл. обозначает любовь родителей к детям (Ellicott; AS), ΆΣΠΟΝΔΟΣ (G786) неприми...
WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION— The word Στοργη, signifies that natural affection which even the brute creatures, as well as men, manifest, in cherishing, feeding, and taking care of their young ones; and...
PART TWO _Warnings 3:1-4:5_ 1. RECOGNIZE THE COMING APOSTASY 2 Timothy 3:1-9 _TEXT 3:1-9_ 1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come, 2 For men shall be lovers of self, lover...
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION, [ astorgoi (G794)] - love between parents and children,...
8 The literal resurrection of Christ as the Seed of David seems to be the apostle's answer to the theory of a spiritual resurrection. The Seed of David can be nothing less than a literal Man. 10 'The...
3:3 good, (i-16) Or 'the good' (persons)....
WARNINGS AND EXHORTATIONS REGARDING THE LAST DAYS 1-9. In the days immediately preceding the Second Coming, the Lord had taught that iniquity would abound. St. Paul reminds Timothy of this truth as a...
HOW WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER TO DO GOD’S WORK 2 TIMOTHY _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 EVIL PERSONS IN THE LAST DAYS (3:1-9) V1 You should be aware that in the last days life will be very diffi...
WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION. — Careless and regardless of the welfare of those connected with them by ties of blood. TRUCEBREAKERS. — Better rendered, _implacable._ FALSE-ACCUSERS. — Or, _slanderers._...
ἄστοργοι : _without natural affection, sine affectione_. This and the three preceding adjectives appear to have teference to domestic relations. ἄσπονδοι : _implacable, sine pace_ (_absque foedere_, R...
Evil times are upon us; we have indeed amongst us specimens of the perennial impostor, worthy successors of Jannes and Jambres. The shortlived nature of their success, will be, however, patent to all....
A DARK PICTURE OF EVIL MEN 2 Timothy 3:1 The last days of the present age are to be black and sorrowful. Sinful rejection of Christ will come to a head. We must not be misled by the wide-spread profe...
Clearly seeing trouble coming from the teaching of those who were ''holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof," the apostle referred to his own manner of life and service as aff...
A DESCRIPTION OF THE COMING APOSTATES Paul told Timothy to keep in mind that during the Christian age times of great stress would come for the Christ's disciples. The great stress would come because o...
(1) В¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. (2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unh...
Turning to the SECOND EPISTLE, we find that, although there is the same grand truth of the Saviour God maintained, the state of things had become sensibly worse, and the hour for the apostle's departu...
Now this evil influence would too surely be exercised. The power of the holy truth of God would be lost in the assembly and among Christians; and those who bore this name would become (under the influ...
WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION,.... To parents, or children, or wife; parents thrusting their children into religious houses, cloisters, c. against their wills children leaving their parents without their...
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Ver. 3. _Without natural affection, &c._] True Christians live soberly, as touching th...
_Without natural affection_ Even to their own children, as well as of piety toward their parents. “The clergy of the Church of Rome, being forbidden to marry, can have neither wives nor children openl...
TRUCE - BREAKERS; faithless men, who break treaties and refuse to fulfil their engagements. INCONTINENT; not restraining their fleshly lusts....
When Paul wrote this to Timothy, "the last days" had not yet come, so it is evident that the epistle is not written strictly for Timothy personally, but for every individual believer who would follow...
FALSE ACCUSERS: Or, makebates...
1-9 Even in gospel times there would be perilous times; on account of persecution from without, still more on account of corruptions within. Men love to gratify their own lusts, more than to please G...
WITHOUT NATURAL AFFECTION; having no kindness for such as nature obligeth them to love and honour. TRUCE-BREAKERS; men that will be held by no bonds or leagues. Or rather, implacable; so we translate...
Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book II Wherefore henceforward it will be free from blame and reproach, and become clear of such wicked, deceitful, abusive, unmerciful, traitorous persons; of such...
2 Timothy 3:3 unloving G794 unforgiving G786 slanderers G1228 self-control G193 brutal G434 good G865 natural -...
SECTION 3. THOSE WHO ARE TRULY THE LORD'S MUST EQUIP THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY, ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE GRIEVOUS TIMES THAT ARE COMING (2 TIMOTHY 2:19 TO 2 TIMOTHY 3:17). Having called on him to endure...
2 Timothy 3:3. TRUCE-BREAKERS. Better, ‘ _implacable_,' not the persons who break a truce, but those with whom no truce can be made. FALSE ACCUSERS. Better, ‘ _slanderers_,' as in 1 Timothy 3:11....
IMPLACABLE (ασπονδο). Truce-breakers. Old word, only here in N.T. though in MSS. in Romans 1:31 (from α privative and σπονδη, a libation). SLANDERERS (διαβολο). See 1 Timothy 3:11; Titus 2:3.Witho...
2 Timothy 3:1. This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,...
CONTENTS: Apostasy predicted. The believer's resource, the Scriptures. CHARACTERS: Christ, Paul, Timothy, Jannes, Jambres, Moses. CONCLUSION: The last days of the Gospel dispensation will be perilous...
2 Timothy 3:1. _In the last days perilous times shall come._ So the Spirit expressly spake when the measure of the jews should be full, when they should even deliver up their relatives to death, and w...
UNKIND, brutal, inhuman, heartless. _MacKnight_ ties this in with those who are forced to live a celibate life (1 Timothy 4:3 and note), also those who force their children and others into such things...
2 TIMOTHY—NOTE ON 2 TIMOTHY 3:2 This list of vices vividly describes the negative impact of those who were opposing Paul and Timothy. The list begins and ends with references to misplaced love....
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ 2 Timothy 3:1. IN THE LAST DAYS.—In the time just before the Lord’s appearing, in which wickedness will come to a head—a head that will be crushed. PERILOUS TIMES SHA...
EXPOSITION 2 TIMOTHY 3:1 _But know this _for _this know also_,_ _A.V.; _grievous _for _perilous_,_ _A.V. GRIEVOUS TIMES (καιροὶ χαλεποί)._ _"Grievous" is not a very good rendering. "Perilous," thou...
Ver. 3. _Without natural affection_ (ἄστοργοι, wanting the instinctive sense of endearment which links together parents and children, στοργή), _implacable_ (ἄσπονδοι, not truce-breakers, as in the Au...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Second Timothy chapter three? Paul said to Timothy, This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come (2 Timothy 3:1). It is interesting that the Scri...
1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Corinthians 7:9; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 1 Timothy 3:11;...
Without natural affection [α σ τ ο ρ γ ο ι]. Only here and Romans 1:31. o LXX See on ajgaph love, Galatians 5:22, under stergein to love with a natural affection. Truce - breakers [α σ π ο ν δ ο ι]. N...
Without natural affection — To their own children. Intemperate, fierce — Both too soft, and too hard....