2 Timothy 3:4 (WEB)
traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
Fathers and councils · 5
Basil the Great
“The Christian ought not to be enslaved by wine; nor to be eager for flesh meat, and as a general rule ought not to be a lover of pleasure in eating or drinking, “for every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 4.
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Tertullian
“But as the conquering power of things evil is on the increase—which is the characteristic of the last times—things good are now not allowed either to be born, so corrupted are the seminal principles; or to be trained, so deserted are studies; nor to be enforced, so disarmed are the laws.” — editor's note: Comp. 2 Tim. iii. 1–5; Matt. xxiv. 12.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“And as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth; but they shall proceed no further, for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, even as theirs also was.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 1–9. [Vol. iv. p. 521, this series.]
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke
“(2 Tim. 3:4.)” — the author cites it
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Augustine of Hippo
“…implacable, with out kindness, traitors, heady, blinded; lovers of pleasures more than of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. iii. 1–5.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 17:26–30 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 17:26–30 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 17:26–30 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 17:26–30 (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Theophylact of Ohrid on Luke 17:26–30 (Catena Aurea).