2 Timothy 3:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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For of this sort are they which creep into houses; who do not only privily enter in at the doors of houses, but pierce into the secrets of them, making it their business to pry into all families, and lead captive silly women, and take their advantages upon women, (the weaker sex), and not the wisest of them, but gunaikaria, the diminutive word, is used to vilify; the little despicable women, of no judgment in sound religion, whom they by their tongues and pleasing errors make their captives. Laden with sins; nor do they deal with the most pious and honest women, but such as are laden with the guilt of much sin; led away with divers lusts; and who, being possessed of divers sinful inclinations, not only lusts of the flesh, but any other, such as pride, &c., are easily led away; lust always smoothing the way for such errors as will be principles to justify it against the reflections of conscience. Their vices, rather than sex, made them easily seduced.

2 Timothy 3:6

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,