Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
of this sort--Greek, "of these," such as were described (2 Timothy 3:5).
creep into--stealthily.
laden with sins-- (Isaiah 1:4); applying to the "silly women" whose consciences are burdened with sins, and so are a ready prey to the false teachers who promise ease of conscience if they will follow them. A bad conscience leads easily to shipwreck of faith (1 Timothy 1:19).
divers lusts--not only animal lusts, but passion for change in doctrine and manner of teaching; the running after fashionable men and fashionable tenets, drawing them in the most opposite directions [ALFORD].
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Daniel 8:23
2 Thessalonians 2:9
1 Timothy 5:13
2 Timothy 2:19
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