2 Timothy 3:2
2For people ▼▼ Grk “men”; but here ἄνθρωποι (
anqrōpoi) is generic, referring to both men and women.
will be lovers of themselves, ▼▼ 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,