2 Timothy 3:1
But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 2:2And it shall come to pass in the end of days, [that] the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be lifted up above the hills; and all the nations shall flow unto it.
Jeremiah 49:39But it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
Daniel 7:8I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another, a little horn, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots; and behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 8:8And the he-goat became exceeding great; but when he was become strong, the great horn was broken; and in its stead came up four notable ones toward the four winds of the heavens.
Daniel 11:36And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every God, and speak monstrous things against the God of Gods; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done.
Daniel 12:11And from the time that the continual [sacrifice] is taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, [there shall be] a thousand, two hundred, and ninety days.
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 3:1
I. The apostle forewarns Timothy what the last days would be, with the reasons thereof, ver. 1-9 . II. Prescribes various remedies against them ( ver. 10, to the end ), particularly his own example ("But thou hast fully known my doctrine," &c.) and the knowledge of the holy scriptures, which are able to make us wise unto salvation, and will be the best antidote against the corruptions of the times we live in. In this chapter Paul tells Timothy how bad others would be, and therefore how good he should be; and this… Read the whole commentary →