2 Timothy 3:3

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Cross-reference

Luke 10:16 Parallel

In Luke 10:16, rejecting the apostles is rejecting Christ—identifying the 'despisers' as those who reject God's messengers.

In Revelation 17:6, Babylon is drunk with martyr blood—amplifying the violent hostility Paul describes.

In Revelation 16:6, the wicked shed saints' blood—a concrete expression of the 'fierce' and 'despisers' Paul warns about.

Jude 1:18 Parallel

In Jude 1:18, mockers in the last time walk after ungodly lusts — a direct parallel to the end-times character described in this passage.

2 Peter 3:3 Parallel

In 2 Peter 3:3, 'scoffers in the last days walking after lusts' parallels the same end-times moral decline described here.

Romans 1:31 Parallel

Romans 1:31 lists 'heartless, ruthless' — the exact same terms Paul uses here for those without natural affection.

Matthew 10:21 shows family betrayal — a concrete example of the heartlessness and treachery Paul mentions in this verse.

Psalm 15:4 Contrast

Psalm 15:4 honors someone who keeps oaths even to their own hurt — the opposite of the covenant-breakers Paul describes here.

Ezekiel 17:16 Historical context

Ezekiel 17:16 describes despising an oath and breaking a covenant — matching both 'despisers' and 'trucebreakers' from this list.

Exodus 23:1 Parallel

Exodus 23:1 prohibits raising false reports and being an unrighteous witness — directly addressed by the 'false accusers' in this verse.

Leviticus 19:16 forbids talebearing — the slanderous speech that matches the 'false accusers' behavior described here.

1 Kings 3:26 shows a mother's deep compassion for her child — the direct opposite of the 'without natural affection' listed here.

2 Chronicles 16:3 Historical context

2 Chronicles 16:3 records a king making and breaking a league — an example of the 'trucebreakers' behavior condemned here.

James 4:11 Parallel

James 4:11 commands not to speak against one another, directly addressing the 'malicious gossips' (slanderers) listed in 2 Timothy 3:3.

Titus 3:3 Parallel

Titus 3:3 describes the pre-conversion state with 'hateful, hating one another' — matching the 'haters of good' and 'unloving' in 2 Timothy 3:3.

Ephesians 4:31 lists vices like bitterness, slander, and malice — a direct parallel to the 'malicious gossips' and 'brutal' in 2 Timothy 3:3.

Exodus 20:16 commands against bearing false witness — the same sin as the 'false accusers' listed here, showing the law they violate.

Micah 3:2 Parallel

Micah 3:2 condemns those who 'hate good' — directly paralleling 'haters of good' in the vice list of 2 Timothy 3:3.

In 1 Timothy 3:11, the same Greek word for 'false accusers' appears as a warning for women — a vice Paul lists here among end-times sins.

Titus 2:3 Parallel

In Titus 2:3, older women are told not to be 'false accusers' — the same Greek term for slander that Paul includes in this vice list.

1 Thessalonians 4:8 connects despising God to rejecting the Holy Spirit — parallel to the 'despisers of those that are good' here, though the object differs.

Proverbs 14:2 contrasts fearing the Lord with despising him — a similar contempt as the 'despisers of those that are good' here, but directed at God.

Jude 1:16 Parallel

In Jude 1:16, 'walking after their own lusts' echoes the self-indulgent vices listed here, though not an exact match to verse 3.

Micah 7:6 Parallel

Micah 7:6 describes family division and dishonor, which exemplifies the 'unloving' spirit in 2 Timothy 3:3, though 'disobedient' appears in v.2.

In Isaiah 60:14, those who despised Zion will bow—contrasting the despisers' current arrogance with their eventual humbling.