translation_id: net-engnet

label: NET translator note

text: Or perhaps, “dangerous,” “fierce.”


text: Grk “men”; but here ἄνθρωποι ( anqrwpoi ) is generic, referring to both men and women.


text: Or “self-centered.” The first two traits in 2 Tim 3:2 and the last two in 3:4 are Greek words beginning with the root “lovers of,” and so bracket the list at beginning and end.


text: Or “form.” sn Outward appearance. Paul’s contrast with power in 3:5 b shows that he regards this “form” to be outward, one of appearance rather than reality (cf. 1 Cor 4:19-20 ; 1 Thess 1:5 ).


text: Grk “and avoid these,” with the word “people” implied.


text: Grk “For from these are those who sneak.”


text: Or “silly women.”


text: Grk “always learning,” continuing the description of the women from v. 6 . Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.


text: Grk “disapproved concerning the faith.”


text: Grk “for they will not progress any more.”


text: Grk “as theirs came to be,” referring to the foolishness of Jannes and Jambres. The referent of “theirs” (Jannes and Jambres) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.


text: Grk “persecutions, sufferings,” as a continuation of the series from v. 10 .


text: For location see JP1-E2 ; JP2-E2 ; JP3-E2 ; JP4-E2 .


text: Grk “will advance to the worse.”


text: Grk “deceiving and being deceived.”


text: Grk “but you, continue,” a command.


text: Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.


text: Grk “those from whom you learned.”


text: Or “All scripture.” sn There is very little difference in sense between every scripture (emphasizing the individual portions) and “all scripture” (emphasizing the composite whole). The former option is preferred, because it fits the normal use of the word “all/every” in Greek ( πᾶς , pas ) as well as Paul’s normal sense for the word “scripture” in the singular without the article, as here. So every scripture means “every individual portion of scripture.”


text: Or “rebuke,” “censure.” The Greek word implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.


text: Grk “the man of God,” but ἄνθρωπος ( anqrwpos ) is most likely used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.


text: This word is positioned for special emphasis; it carries the sense of “complete, competent, able to meet all demands.”