2 Timothy 3
1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
But know this: Hard times will come in the last days.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
without natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, having no love for what is good,
4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
traitors, reckless, puffed up, and 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 its power. Avoid such people.
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,
Among them are those who worm their way into houses and captivate vulnerable women who are overwhelmed with sins and swayed by various evil desires.
7 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
Such women are always learning yet 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.
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these false teachers also oppose the truth. They are corrupted in mind and have proven themselves to be unqualified with respect to 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 not make any further progress, for their folly will become obvious to everyone, just like the folly of Jannes and Jambres.
10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
Yoʋ, however, have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.
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.
Yoʋ know how much persecution and suffering I endured in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. Yet the Lord rescued me from it all.
12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
Indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But evil people and imposters will become 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 as for yoʋ, continue in what yoʋ have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom yoʋ have learned it,
15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
and how from childhood yoʋ have known the sacred writings, which are able to give yoʋ wisdom for salvation through faith 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 beneficial for teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness,
17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
