2 Timothy 3:1
But know this, that in the last days grievous times will come.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 2:2It shall come to pass in the last days, That the mountain of the house of Jehovah shall be established at the head of the mountains, And exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow unto it.
Jeremiah 49:39But it shall come to pass in future times, That I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.
Daniel 7:8I gave heed to the horns, and behold, there came up among them another 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 exceedingly great; but when he became strong the great horn was broken, and instead of it grew up four conspicuous ones toward the four winds of heaven.
Daniel 11:36And the king shall do according to his will; and he will exalt himself and magnify himself against every god, and he will speak horrible things against the God of gods, and he will prosper until the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
Daniel 12:11And from the time when the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination of the destroyer 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 →