2 Timothy 3

1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.

But this know thou, that in the latter days hard times will come:

2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

and men will be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, boasters, proud, censorious, unyielding towards their own people, denyers of grace, wicked,

3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

calumniators, addicted to concupiscence, ferocious, haters of the good,

4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

treacherous, rash, inflated, attached to pleasure more than to the love of God,

5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

having a form of respect for God, but wide from the power of God. Them who are such, repel from thee.

6 For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

For of them are they who creep into this and that house, and captivate the women who are plunged in sins and led away by divers lusts,

7 ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

who are always learning, and can never come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth: men whose mind is corrupted, and they reprobates from the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

But they will not make progress, for their infatuation will be understood by every one, as theirs also was understood.

10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

But thou hast followed after my doctrine, and my manner of life, and my aims, and my faith, and my long suffering, and my love, and my patience,

11 persecutions, sufferings; what things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

and my persecution, and my sufferings. And thou knowest what I endured at Antioch, and at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecution I endured: and from all these my Lord delivered me.

12 Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

And likewise all, who choose to live in the fear of God, in Jesus the Messiah, will be persecuted.

13 But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But evil and seducing men will add to their wickedness, while they deceive and are deceived.

14 But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

But continue thou in the things thou hast learned and been assured of; for thou knowest from whom thou learnedst;

15 and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

because from thy childhood, thou wast taught the holy books, which can make thee wise unto life, by faith in Jesus the Messiah.

16 Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

All scripture that was written by the Spirit, is profitable for instruction, and for confutation, and for correction, and for erudition in righteousness;

17 that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

that the man of God may become perfect, and complete for every good work.