2 Timothy 3:1 (LSB)

Passage

But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:1 But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

2 Timothy 3:2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Timothy 3:3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, without gentleness, without love for good,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "last", "days", "difficult", "times", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "last" and "days", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "For men will be lovers of self...", so "last" and "days" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "last" and "days" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.