Godlessness in the Last Days

2 Timothy 3

¹ But know this, that _a in the last days ₁ perilous times will come: ² For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ unloving, ₂ unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, ⁴ _b traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ _c having a form of godliness but _d denying its power. And _e from such people turn away! ⁶ For _f of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, ⁷ always learning and never able _g to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸ _h Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: _i men of corrupt minds, _j disapproved concerning the faith; ⁹ but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, _k as theirs also was.

1. Cross References
   1 Timothy 4:1
   Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons.
   2 Peter 3:3
   Knowing this first: that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts.
   1 John 2:18
   Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
   
2. Cross References
   2 Peter 2:10
   And especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries.
   
3. Cross References
   Titus 1:16
   They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
   
4. Cross References
   1 Timothy 5:8
   But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 23:3
   Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do.
   2 Thessalonians 3:6
   But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.
   1 Timothy 6:5
   Useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
   
6. Cross References
   Matthew 23:14
   Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. Therefore you will receive greater condemnation.
   Titus 1:11
   Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
   
7. Cross References
   1 Timothy 2:4
   Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
   
8. Cross References
   Exodus 7:11
   But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
   Exodus 7:12
   For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
   Exodus 7:22
   Then the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments; and Pharaoh's heart grew hard, and he did not heed them, as the LORD had said.
   Exodus 8:7
   And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.
   Exodus 9:11
   And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.
   
9. Cross References
   1 Timothy 6:5
   Useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
   
10. Cross References
    Romans 1:28
    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting.
    
11. Cross References
    Exodus 7:11
    But Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; so the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.
    Exodus 7:12
    For every man threw down his rod, and they became serpents. But Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
    Exodus 8:18
    Now the magicians so worked with their enchantments to bring forth lice, but they could not. So there were lice on man and beast.
    Exodus 9:11
    And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils were on the magicians and on all the Egyptians.