Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Timothy 3:1

CHAPTER 3

2Ti 3:1-17. Coming Evil Days: Signs of Evil Already: Contrast in the Doctrine and Life of Paul, Which Timothy Should Follow in Accordance with His Early Training in Scripture.

1. also--Greek, "but."

last days--preceding Christ's second coming (2Pe 3:3; Jude 18). "The latter times," 1Ti 4:1, refer to a period not so remote as "the last days," namely, the long days of papal and Greek anti-Christianity.

perilous--literally, "difficult times," in which it is difficult to know what is to be done: "grievous times."

shall come--Greek, "shall be imminent"; "shall come unexpectedly" [Bengel].