2 Timothy 3:1

Contextual Overview

¹ Moreover, understand this: in the acharit-hayamim will come trying times. ¹ But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there; ¹ But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. ¹ You must realize, however, that in the last days difficult times will come.1 Timothy 4:1; 2 Timothy 4:3; 2 Peter 3:3; 1 John 2:18; Jude 1:18;">[xr] ¹ But know this, that in the last days hard times will come; ¹ But this know thou, that in the latter days hard times will come: ¹ But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. ¹ But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come. ¹ But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. ¹ This knowe also, that in the last dayes shall come perilous times.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

in: 2 Timothy 4:3, Genesis 49:1, Isaiah 2:2, Jeremiah 48:47, Jeremiah 49:39, Ezekiel 38:16, Daniel 10:14, Hosea 3:5, Micah 4:1, 1 Timothy 4:1, 2 Peter 3:3, 1 John 2:18, Jude 1:17

perilous: Daniel 7:8, Daniel 7:20-25, Daniel 8:8-14, Daniel 11:36-45, Daniel 12:1, Daniel 12:7, Daniel 12:11, 2 Thessalonians 2:3-12, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, Revelation 8:1 - Revelation 17:18

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:14 - the latter Deuteronomy 31:29 - corrupt yourselves Psalms 37:18 - the days Psalms 102:23 - He weakened Isaiah 5:20 - them Ezekiel 18:24 - and doeth Daniel 2:28 - in the Daniel 11:34 - cleave Amos 5:13 - an evil Matthew 18:7 - for John 16:13 - he will show Acts 1:7 - It 2 Corinthians 11:3 - so Philippians 3:2 - evil 1 Timothy 1:19 - which 2 Peter 2:1 - even Revelation 9:1 - a star Revelation 11:2 - it is Revelation 16:13 - three Revelation 17:5 - mystery

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
And Jehovah Elohim said to the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "What have you done?" She said, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."

Genesis 3:13
The LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

Genesis 3:13
And the LORD God said unto the woman: 'What is this thou hast done?' And the woman said: 'The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.'

Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God said to the woman, What have you done? And the woman said, I was tricked by the deceit of the snake and I took it.

Genesis 3:13
And the Lord God sayd vnto the woman: Why hast thou done this? And the woman sayde: the serpent begyled me, and I dyd eate.

Genesis 3:13
And the Lorde God saide to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eate.

Genesis 3:13
And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this that you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."

Genesis 3:13
And Adam said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me—she gave me of the tree and I ate.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This know also,.... That not only men of bad principles and practices are in the churches now, as before described in the preceding chapter, but that in succeeding ages there would be worse men, if possible, and the times would be still worse; this the apostle had, and delivered by a spirit of prophecy, and informed Timothy, and others of it, that he and they might be prepared for such events, and fortified against them:

that in the last days perilous times shall come; "or hard" and difficult times to live in; not by reason of the outward calamities, as badness of trade, scarcity of provisions, the ravages of the sword, c. but by reason of the wickedness of men, and that not of the profane world, but of professors of religion for they are the persons afterwards described, who will make the times they live in difficult to others, to live soberly, righteously, and godly; the days will be evil, because of these evil men: or they will be "troublesome" times, very afflicting and distressing to pious minds; as the places and times, and men and customs of them were to Lot, David, Isaiah, and others: and also "dangerous" ones to the souls of men; who will be beguiled by their fair speeches, and specious pretences, to follow their pernicious ways, which will bring destruction upon them; their doctrines will eat as a gangrene, and their evil communications will corrupt good manners, before observed. And these times will be "in the last days" of the apostolic age, and onward to the end of the world: the Jews generally understand by this phrase, when used in the Old Testament, the days of the Messiah; and which are the last days of the world, in comparison of the times before the law, from Adam to Moses, and under the law, from thence to Christ; and even in the times of the apostles, at least towards the close of them, great numbers of men rose up under the Christian name, to whom the following characters well agree, as the Gnostics, and others; and who paved the way for the man of sin, the Romish antichrist, whose priests and votaries are here likewise described to the life: so that these last days may take in the general defection and apostasy of the church of Rome, as well as those times, which followed the apostles, and those which will usher in the second coming of Christ. The Ethiopic version renders it, "in the latter days will come an evil, or bad year".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This know also - The “object” of this reference to the perilous times which were to occur, was evidently to show the necessity of using every precaution to preserve the purity of the church, from the fact that such sad scenes were to open upon it. The apostle had dwelt upon this subject in his First Epistle to Timothy 2 Timothy 4:0, but its importance leads him to advert to it again.

In the last days - Under the gospel dispensation; some time in that period during which the affairs of the world will be closed up; see the 1 Timothy 4:1 note, and Hebrews 1:2 note.

Perilous times shall come - Times of danger, of persecution, and of trial. On the general meaning of this passage, and the general characteristics of those times, the reader may consult the 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 notes, and 1 Timothy 4:1-3 notes. There can be no doubt that in all these passages the apostle refers to the same events.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER III.

Dangerous times in the latter days, from the apostasy and

wickedness of men, of whom an affecting description is given,

1-7.

It shall happen to them as to Jannes and Jambres, who withstood

Moses, 8, 9.

The apostle speaks of his persecutions and sufferings, and shows

that all those who will live a godly life must suffer

persecution, 10-12,

because evil men and seducers will wax worse and worse, 13.

Timothy is exhorted to continue in the truths he had received,

having known the Scriptures from a child, 14, 15.

All Scripture is given by Divine inspiration, 16, 17.

NOTES ON CHAP. III.

Verse 2 Timothy 3:1. In the last days — This often means the days of the Messiah, and is sometimes extended in its signification to the destruction of Jerusalem, as this was properly the last days of the Jewish state. But the phrase may mean any future time, whether near or distant.