2 Timothy 3:3 (YLT)

Passage

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 3:1 And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

2 Timothy 3:2 for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

2 Timothy 3:3 without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

2 Timothy 3:4 traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "without", "natural", "affection", "implacable", "false", "accusers", "incontinent", and "fierce". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "without" and "natural", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "for men shall be lovers of themselves..." into verse 4's "traitors heady lofty lovers of pleasure more...", so "without" and "natural" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "without" and "natural" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.