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They will be cruel and hate what is good. <a href="/esv/2_timothy/3.htm">English Standard Version</a> heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, <a href="/bsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, <a href="/blb/2_timothy/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, savage, haters of good, <a href="/kjv/2_timothy/3.htm">King James Bible</a> Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, <a href="/nkjv/2_timothy/3.htm">New King James Version</a> unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, <a href="/nasb_/2_timothy/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, <a href="/nasb/2_timothy/3.htm">NASB 1995</a> unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, <a href="/nasb77/2_timothy/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a> unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good, <a href="/lsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, without gentleness, without love for good, <a href="/amp/2_timothy/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a> [and they will be] unloving [devoid of natural human affection, calloused and inhumane], irreconcilable, malicious gossips, devoid of self-control [intemperate, immoral], brutal, haters of good, <a href="/csb/2_timothy/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, <a href="/hcsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good, <a href="/asv/2_timothy/3.htm">American Standard Version</a> without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, <a href="/cev/2_timothy/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> heartless, and hateful. Their words will be cruel, and they will have no self-control or pity. These people will hate everything good. <a href="/erv/2_timothy/3.htm">English Revised Version</a> without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, <a href="/gwt/2_timothy/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good. <a href="/gnt/2_timothy/3.htm">Good News Translation</a> they will be unkind, merciless, slanderers, violent, and fierce; they will hate the good; <a href="/isv/2_timothy/3.htm">International Standard Version</a> unfeeling, uncooperative, slanderous, degenerate, brutal, hateful of what is good, <a href="/msb/2_timothy/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, <a href="/net/2_timothy/3.htm">NET Bible</a> unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good, <a href="/nheb/2_timothy/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, hateful of good, <a href="/wbt/2_timothy/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, <a href="/wey/2_timothy/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> destitute of natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers. They will have no self-control, but will be brutal, opposed to goodness, <a href="/web/2_timothy/3.htm">World English Bible</a> without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_timothy/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, without control, barbaric, not lovers of those who are good, <a href="/blb/2_timothy/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, savage, haters of good, <a href="/ylt/2_timothy/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good, <a href="/slt/2_timothy/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Devoid of natural affection, not observing treaties, accusers, ungoverned, wild, not loving the good,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_timothy/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness, <a href="/cpdv/2_timothy/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness, <a href="/nabre/2_timothy/3.htm">New American Bible</a> callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good, <a href="/nrsvce/2_timothy/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_timothy/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> False accusers, addicts to lust, brutal, haters of good things, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_timothy/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Slanderers, captives to desire, cruel, haters of the good,<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_timothy/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, haters of those who are good, <a href="/godbey/2_timothy/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> without natural affections, covenant breakers, devilish, intemperate, furious, opposed to good, <a href="/haweis/2_timothy/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> unnatural, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, inhuman, averse to goodness, <a href="/mace/2_timothy/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a> villainous, unnatural, perfidious, defamers, debauchees, <a href="/wey/2_timothy/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> destitute of natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers. They will have no self-control, but will be brutal, opposed to goodness, <a href="/worrell/2_timothy/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, intemperate, fierce, no lovers of good, <a href="/worsley/2_timothy/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> without natural affection, perfidious, false accusers, intemperate, savage, enemies to the good, traitors, <a href="/parallel/2_timothy/3-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FxoCLii8Z48?start=428" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_timothy/3.htm">Evil in the Last Days</a> …2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3<a href="/greek/794.htm" title="794: astorgoi (Adj-NMP) -- Unloving, devoid of affection. Hard-hearted towards kindred.">unloving,</a> <a href="/greek/786.htm" title="786: aspondoi (Adj-NMP) -- Implacable, not to be bound by truce. Literally, without libation, i.e. truceless.">unforgiving,</a> <a href="/greek/1228.htm" title="1228: diaboloi (Adj-NMP) -- From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan.">slanderous,</a> <a href="/greek/193.htm" title="193: akrateis (Adj-NMP) -- Lacking self-control, powerless, inclined to excess. Powerless, i.e. Without self-control.">without self-control,</a> <a href="/greek/434.htm" title="434: anēmeroi (Adj-NMP) -- Not tame, fierce, savage. Savage.">brutal,</a> <a href="/greek/865.htm" title="865: aphilagathoi (Adj-NMP) -- Not loving that which is good. Hostile to virtue.">without love of good,</a> 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Romans 1:31</a> They are senseless, faithless, heartless, merciless. <a href="/matthew/24-12.htm">Matthew 24:12</a> Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Titus 3:3</a> For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. <a href="/1_john/3-10.htm">1 John 3:10</a> By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother. <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">1 Timothy 1:9</a> We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers, <a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">2 Peter 3:3</a> Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a> The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/ephesians/4-31.htm">Ephesians 4:31</a> Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice. <a href="/colossians/3-5.htm">Colossians 3:5-8</a> Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. / Because of these, the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience. / When you lived among them, you also used to walk in these ways. ... <a href="/james/3-14.htm">James 3:14-16</a> But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. / Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. / For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice. <a href="/jude/1-18.htm">Jude 1:18</a> when they said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow after their own ungodly desires.” <a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a> There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ... <a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a> Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. <a href="/jeremiah/9-4.htm">Jeremiah 9:4-5</a> “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. <a href="/micah/7-2.htm">Micah 7:2-6</a> The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net. / Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together. / The best of them is like a brier; the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns. The day for your watchmen has come, the day of your visitation. Now is the time of their confusion. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Without natural affection, truce breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,natural.<a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21</a> And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.<a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Romans 1:31</a> Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:trucebreakers.<a href="/2_samuel/21-1.htm">2 Samuel 21:1-3</a> Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites… <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a> In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.<a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15-19</a> But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? … false accusers.<a href="/matthew/4-1.htm">Matthew 4:1</a> Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.<a href="/john/6-70.htm">John 6:70</a> Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?See on<a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm">1 Timothy 3:11</a> Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.<a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Titus 2:3</a> The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;All in Gr.<a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5,9</a> Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency… <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">2 Peter 2:14,19</a> Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: … <a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">2 Peter 3:3</a> Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,fierce.<a href="/genesis/49-7.htm">Genesis 49:7</a> Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.<a href="/daniel/8-23.htm">Daniel 8:23</a> And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm">Accusers</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-5.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Brutal</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Despisers</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-5.htm">Destitute</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-18.htm">False.</a> <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/1-11.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Implacable</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-4.htm">Malicious</a> <a href="/colossians/3-22.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-10.htm">Opposed</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">Others</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-22.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-7.htm">Profligates</a> <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Savage</a> <a href="/2_timothy/1-7.htm">Self-Control</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm">Slanderers</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-23.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Unforgiving</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Unloving</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-3.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Accusers</a> <a href="/philemon/1-6.htm">Affection</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-14.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-31.htm">Brutal</a> <a href="/acts/13-41.htm">Despisers</a> <a href="/hebrews/11-37.htm">Destitute</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">False.</a> <a href="/james/3-4.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-17.htm">Good</a> <a href="/titus/1-8.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Haters</a> <a href="/titus/1-12.htm">Hating</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Implacable</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-4.htm">Lovers</a> <a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Malicious</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-4.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">Opposed</a> <a href="/titus/1-9.htm">Others</a> <a href="/titus/3-3.htm">Passions</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-7.htm">Profligates</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-6.htm">Savage</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-5.htm">Self-Control</a> <a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Slanderers</a> <a href="/titus/1-6.htm">Uncontrolled</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Unforgiving</a> <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Unloving</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-15.htm">Violent</a><div class="vheading2">2 Timothy 3</div>1. <a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">Paul advises Timothy of the difficult times to come;</a> 6. <a href="/2_timothy/3-6.htm">describes the enemies of the truth;</a> 10. <a href="/2_timothy/3-10.htm">explains unto him his own example;</a> 16. <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">and commends the holy Scriptures;</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, the Greek word "astorgos" is used, which denotes a deficiency in familial love. This reflects a broader societal decay where even the most fundamental bonds are broken. In <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Romans 1:31</a>, Paul uses the same term to describe those who have turned away from God, indicating a moral decline that affects personal relationships. The absence of love is contrary to the nature of God, who is described as love itself in 1 <a href="/john/4-8.htm">John 4:8</a>.Unforgiving The Greek word "aspondos" suggests an unwillingness to reconcile or make peace. In the cultural context of the New Testament, covenants and agreements were highly valued, and breaking them was seen as a serious offense. This unforgiving nature is a direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus, who emphasized forgiveness in passages like <a href="/matthew/6-14.htm">Matthew 6:14-15</a>. The inability to forgive is a sign of spiritual immaturity and a heart not transformed by the grace of God.Slanderous The term here is "diabolos," which is also used to describe the devil, the accuser. Slander involves spreading false or malicious statements about others, damaging reputations and sowing discord. This behavior is condemned throughout Scripture, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/10-18.htm">Proverbs 10:18</a> and <a href="/james/4-11.htm">James 4:11</a>. Slander is a tool of the enemy, used to divide and destroy communities, and stands in stark contrast to the call for believers to speak truth in love (<a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Ephesians 4:15</a>).Without self-control This phrase highlights a lack of restraint over one's desires and impulses. In the Greco-Roman world, self-control was considered a virtue, essential for a well-ordered life. The absence of self-control leads to a life dominated by sinful desires, as described in <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a>. The fruit of the Spirit includes self-control (<a href="/galatians/5-23.htm">Galatians 5:23</a>), indicating that it is a mark of a life transformed by the Holy Spirit.Brutal The Greek word "anemeros" suggests a savagery or fierceness akin to wild beasts. This brutality is not just physical but can also be emotional or verbal, reflecting a heart hardened against compassion and empathy. In the biblical narrative, such behavior is often associated with those who have rejected God's ways, as seen in the violent actions of the wicked in <a href="/psalms/73-6.htm">Psalm 73:6</a>. This brutality is antithetical to the gentleness and kindness that characterize the followers of Christ (<a href="/colossians/3-12.htm">Colossians 3:12</a>).Without love of good This phrase indicates a disdain or indifference towards what is morally and ethically good. In a biblical sense, it reflects a rejection of God's standards and a preference for evil. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a> warns against those who call evil good and good evil, highlighting the moral confusion that arises when God's truth is abandoned. Loving what is good is a hallmark of a righteous life, as seen in <a href="/titus/1-8.htm">Titus 1:8</a>, where leaders in the church are called to be lovers of good.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to Timothy, providing guidance and warnings about the challenges of the last days. 2. <a href="/topical/t/timothy.htm">Timothy</a> A young pastor and protégé of Paul, recipient of the letter, tasked with leading the church in Ephesus. 3. <a href="/topical/e/ephesus.htm">Ephesus</a> The city where Timothy was ministering, known for its diverse culture and challenges to Christian living. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_last_days.htm">The Last Days</a> A period described by Paul characterized by moral decay and spiritual challenges, relevant to both Timothy's time and the present. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_church.htm">The Church</a> The body of believers who are called to live counter-culturally in the midst of societal decline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_times.htm">Understanding the Times</a> Recognize that the characteristics listed by Paul are signs of the times and should prompt believers to be vigilant and discerning. <a href="/topical/c/cultivating_love_and_forgiveness.htm">Cultivating Love and Forgiveness</a> As followers of Christ, we are called to be loving and forgiving, countering the unloving and unforgiving nature of the world. <a href="/topical/g/guarding_our_speech.htm">Guarding Our Speech</a> Avoid slander and speak truth in love, reflecting the character of Christ in our interactions. <a href="/topical/p/practicing_self-control.htm">Practicing Self-Control</a> Develop self-control through the Holy Spirit, resisting the temptation to act brutally or without regard for goodness. <a href="/topical/v/valuing_goodness.htm">Valuing Goodness</a> Embrace and promote what is good, standing firm against the cultural tide that dismisses or distorts moral values.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_timothy_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Timothy 3</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'storge'_mean_in_greek.htm">What does "storge" mean in Biblical Greek?</a> <a href="/q/origin_and_evidence_for_jannes_jambres.htm">In 2 Timothy 3:8, where did the names Jannes and Jambres originate, and is there any historical or archaeological evidence to confirm their identity beyond extra-biblical tradition?</a> <a href="/q/why_label_2_tim_3_1-5_traits_as_unique.htm">In 2 Timothy 3:1-5, how can we label these behaviors as uniquely 'last days' traits when similar conduct is observable in every era of human history?</a> <a href="/q/is_the_law_of_moses_useful_or_not.htm">Is the law of Moses useful? Yes. All scripture is... profitable... (2 Timothy 3:16) No. . . . A former commandment is set aside because of its weakness and uselessness... (Hebrews 7:18)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_timothy/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) 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. (See <a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm" title="Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.">1Timothy 3:11</a>.)Incontinent.--Having no control over the passions.Fierce.--Inhuman, savage, or merciless.Despisers of those that are good.--Better rendered, no lovers of good--that is, hostile to every good thought and work.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_timothy/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Implacable for truce breakers, A.V.; slanderers for false accusers, A.V.; without self-control for incontinent, A.V.; no lovers of good for despisers of those that are good, A.V. Without natural affection (ἄστοργοι); as in <a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Romans 1:31</a>, where in the T.R. it is coupled with ἄσπονδοι, as here. The verb στέργω is "to love," used primarily of the natural affection of parents to their children and children to their parents. And στοργή is that natural love. These persons were without this στοργή, of which Plato says, "A child loves his parents, and is loved by them;" and so, according to St. Paul's judgment in <a href="/1_timothy/5-8.htm">1 Timothy 5:8</a>, were "worse than infidels." Implacable (ἄσπονδοι); only here according to the R.T., not at all in the LXX., but frequent in classical Greek. Σπονδή was a solemn truce made over a libation to the gods. 'Ασπονδος at first merely expresses that anything was done, or any person was left, without such a truce. But, in a secondary sense, applied to a war, it meant an internecine war admitting of no truce; and thence, as here, applied to a person, it means "implacable," one who will make no truce or treaty with his enemy. The sense "truce breakers" is not justified by any example. Slanderers (διάβολοι); as <a href="/1_timothy/3-11.htm">1 Timothy 3:11</a> and <a href="/titus/2-3.htm">Titus 2:3</a>. The arch-slanderer is ὁ διάβολος, the devil, "the accuser of the brethren (ὁ κατήγορυς τῶν ἀδελφῶν)" (<a href="/revelation/12-10.htm">Revelation 12:10</a>; see <a href="/john/6-70.htm">John 6:70</a>). Without self-control (ἀκρατεῖς); here only in the New Testament, not in the LXX. but frequent in classical Greek, in the sense of intemperate in the pursuit or use of anything, e.g., money, the tongue, pleasure, the appetite, etc., which are put in the genitive case. Used absolutely it means generally "without self-control, as here rendered in the R.V. The A.V. "incontinent" (comp. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-5.htm">1 Corinthians 7:5</a>) expresses only one part of the meaning (see ἀκρασία, <a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25</a>). Fierce (from ferns, wild, savage); ἀνήμεροι; only here in the New Testament, and not found in the LXX., but frequent in the Greek tragedians and others, of persons, countries, plants, etc.; e.g., "Beware of the Chalubes, for they are savage (ἀνήμεροι), and cannot be approached by strangers" (AEschylus, 'Prom. Vinct.,' 734, edit. Scholef.). It corresponds with ἀνελεήμονες, unmerciful (<a href="/romans/1-31.htm">Romans 1:31</a>). No lovers of good (ἀφιλάγαθοι); only here in the New Testament, and not at all in the LXX. or in classical Greek. But φιλάγαθος is found in Wisd. 7:22, and in Aristotle, in the sense of "lovers of that which is good;" and in <a href="/titus/1-8.htm">Titus 1:8</a>. The R.V. seems therefore to be right in rendering here "no lovers of good," rather than as the A.V. "despisers of those which are good," after the Vulgate and the new version of Sanctes Pagninus. <a href="/commentaries/2_timothy/3-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>unloving, ἄστοργοι (astorgoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_794.htm">Strong's 794: </a> Unloving, devoid of affection. Hard-hearted towards kindred. unforgiving, ἄσπονδοι (aspondoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_786.htm">Strong's 786: </a> Implacable, not to be bound by truce. Literally, without libation, i.e. truceless. slanderous, διάβολοι (diaboloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1228.htm">Strong's 1228: </a> From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan. without self-control, ἀκρατεῖς (akrateis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_193.htm">Strong's 193: </a> Lacking self-control, powerless, inclined to excess. Powerless, i.e. Without self-control. brutal, ἀνήμεροι (anēmeroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_434.htm">Strong's 434: </a> Not tame, fierce, savage. Savage. without love of good, ἀφιλάγαθοι (aphilagathoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_865.htm">Strong's 865: </a> Not loving that which is good. Hostile to virtue. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_timothy/3-3.htm">2 Timothy 3:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_timothy/3-3.htm">NT Letters: 2 Timothy 3:3 Without natural affection unforgiving slanderers without self-control (2 Tim. 2Ti iiTi ii Tim) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_timothy/3-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Timothy 3:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 3:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_timothy/3-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Timothy 3:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Timothy 3:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>