2 Timothy 3:6

This sort. Those who are religious charlatans or those who strive “about words” (see on 1 Tim. 6:3-5; 2 Tim. 2:14) often display the characteristics listed in ch. 3:2-5.

Creep. Gr. endund, “to go in,” “to worm in,” “to insinuate.”

Silly women. Gr. gunaikaria, “little women,” used contemptuously. Paul here describes those gullible women who, because of insufficient religious discipline, are easy prey to the peddlers of fanciful interpretations of Scripture. Perhaps because of idle hours in the home these women have more time to satisfy their whims and curiosities. They are gratified by the special attention these false religious teachers extend to them, and hence respond with their silly obeisance. Such behavior by church members would not exist if each Christian determined to know personally the truths of Christianity. The tendency to be ever seeking something new and sensational is not a characteristic of the mature Christian (see on Eph. 4:14).

Laden. Or, “overwhelmed,” that is, with the habits of personal sin. Being concerned with their personal accountability to God, they appease conscience by frequent excursions into religious novelties. They repudiate the stern demands of a converted life in favor of a quasi-religious life, which is “ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth” (v. 7).

Divers. Or, “various.”

Lusts. Gr. epithumiai, “desires,” “longings” (see on Mark 4:19; James 1:14).