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 shall come.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,
4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
traitors, 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!
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also 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 that creep into houses, and take 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 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.
And like as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, 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 shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.
10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, 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 befell 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 would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But evil men and impostors shall 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 abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned 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 babe thou hast known the sacred writings 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,
Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is 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 complete, furnished completely unto every good work.
