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For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Lovers of self (φιλαυτο). Old compound adjective (φιλοσ, αυτος), here only in N.T.

Lovers of money (φιλαργ…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For men shall be lovers of their own selves. It will be one of the characteristics of those times that men will be eminently selfish, evid…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For men shall be lovers of their own selves.—Hofmann and others have attempted to portion out these vices into groups.

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

In these three verses we find a list of no fewer than eighteen vices that will characterize people in the last days. These conditions have always e…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For men will be It is proper to note, first, what he says the hardship of those “dangerous” or “troublesome” times consists in: not in war…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For men shall be lovers of their own selves
Not in a good sense, as men may be, and as such are who love their neighbours as t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Even in gospel times there would be perilous times; because of persecution from without, and still more because of corruptions within. Men love to …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Previously, the Apostle instructed Timothy on how to handle present tribulations and dangers; here, he shows him how to stand against fut…

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