2 Timothy 3:2
2For people ▼▼tn Grk “men,” but here
ἄνθρωποι (
anthrōpoi) is generic, referring to both men and women.
will be lovers of themselves, ▼▼tn Or “self-centered.” The first two traits in
2 Tim 3:2 and the last two in
3:4 are Greek words beginning with the root “lovers of,” and so bracket the list at beginning and end.
lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
