2 Timothy 3:2

“For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

"For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy," - 2 Timothy 3:2
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What does 2 Timothy 3:2 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Timothy 3:2 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy." This verse comes from the New Testament, specifically from the second letter…

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The Dangers of Self-Love: A Reflection on 2 Timothy 3:2

In 2 Timothy 3:2, we find the Apostle Paul offering a somber reflection on the moral decay that will precede the last days: "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy." This verse serves not…

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A Prayer for Transformation in a Self-Centered World

Heavenly Father, We come before You in humility and earnestness, recognizing that we stand at a pivotal moment in history where the words of 2 Timothy 3:2 resonate deeply within our hearts: "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers…

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2 Timothy 3:2 - "For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,"
2 Timothy 2:3 - "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."
2 Timothy 3:16
1 Timothy 2:3 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;"
2 Timothy 3:3 - "Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,"
2 Timothy 3:7 - "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth."
2 Timothy 3:1 - "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."
2 Timothy 3:5 - "Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away."
2 Timothy 3:4 - "Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
2 Timothy 3:12 - "Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution."
2 Timothy 3:17 - "That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
2 Timothy 3:13 - "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived."
2 Timothy 3:16 - "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:"
2 Timothy 3:9 - "But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was."
"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ." - 2 Timothy 2:3
2 Timothy 3:10 - "But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,"
1 Timothy 3:2 - "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;"
"For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" - 1 Timothy 2:3
2 Timothy 2:22
2 Timothy 2:15
2 Timothy 1:2 - "To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord."
2 Timothy 4:3 - "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;"
2 Timothy 3:14 - "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;"
2 Timothy 3:8 - "Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith."
1 Timothy 2:3-4 - "For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."
"Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." - 2 Timothy 3:7
2 Timothy 2:6 - "The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits."
2 Timothy 3:11 - "Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me."
2 Timothy 3:15 - "And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus."