2 Timothy 3
1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
But know this, that in the last days grievous times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good,
4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. And from these turn away.
6 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
For of these are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,
7 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
ever learning, and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in their minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9 But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
But they will proceed no further; for their folly will be clearly manifest to all, as that of those men was.
10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
But thou art well acquainted with my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,
11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
persecutions, sufferings; what things came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
Yea, and all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But evil men and impostors will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
But do thou continue in the things which thou didst learn and wast assured of, knowing from what teachers thou didst learn them,
15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
and that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness;
17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto every good work.
