"not lived up to her convictions of duty. Her conscience has been violated too many times. She has been a pleasure seeker and has given her life to vanity, frivolity, and fashion, in face of the light of truth which has shone upon her pathway. She knew the way, but neglected to walk in it. The Lord gave Sister K a testimony of warning and reproof. She believed the testimony and separated herself from that class who were lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God. Then, as she viewed her past life, so full of neglects and wrongs, she gave up to unbelief and stolid gloom. Despair spread its dark wings over her. Her marriage to Brother K changed the order of things somewhat, but at times since she has been very gloomy and desponding. 3T 60.2"
"Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;"
The EGW passage directly uses the phrase "lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God," which is a clear and direct allusion to 2 Timothy 3:4. The context also aligns with the biblical verse's description of ungodly behavior.
"And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes."
The EGW passage speaks of someone who knew the way but neglected to walk in it, echoing the principle in Luke 12:47 about the servant who knew his lord's will but did not act accordingly. The consequence of knowing and not doing is a central theme in both passages.