Since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.
2 Timothy 3:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [They will be] treacherous [betrayers], rash, [and] inflated with self-conceit. [They will be] lovers of sensual pleasures and vain amusements more than and rather than lovers of God. American Standard Version (1901) traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; Common English Bible They will be people who are disloyal, reckless, and conceited. They will love pleasure instead of loving God. Catholic Public Domain Version traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God: |
Since these things cannot be denied, you ought to be quiet and do nothing rash.
Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, and now you have become his betrayers and murderers.
That is true. They were broken off on account of unbelief, but you stand on account of belief. So do not become arrogant, but be afraid.
For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.
He must not be a recent convert, or he may be puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches but rather on God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions.
For certain intruders have stolen in among you, people who long ago were designated for this condemnation as ungodly, who pervert the grace of our God into debauchery and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.