2 Timothy 3:4

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“traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,”

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BSBPD

“traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Timothy 3:4 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 11:20That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
  2. Romans 16:18For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
  3. Philippians 3:18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
  4. 1 Timothy 3:6He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
  5. 1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
  6. 1 Timothy 6:17Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
  7. 2 Peter 2:10Such 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.
  8. Jude 1:4For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
  9. Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
  10. Jude 1:19These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.

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