2 Timothy 3

1 Now understand this: In the last days there will be grievous times;

This, also, know, that in latter days perilous times will come.

2 because people will be self-lovers, money lovers, boasters, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, defamers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 without family affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

without natural affection, bargain-breakers, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, haters of good men,

4 betrayers, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;

5 wearing a form of godliness while having denied its power! You must avoid such people;

having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it. Now, from these, turn away.

6 because they are the sort that press into households and ‘capture’ gullible women loaded down with sins, who are led along by various lusts,

Of these, indeed, are they who go into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts;

7 always learning yet never being able to come to a real knowledge of truth.

always learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth—men of depraved mind, disqualified as regards the faith—

Now, in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men wholly corrupted in mind, reprobate as to the faith.

9 but they will not advance any further because, as in the case of the former, their folly will become evident to all.

However, they shall not proceed further; for their foolishness shall be very plain to all, as theirs also was.

10 You, however, have carefully followed my doctrine, my lifestyle, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance;

But you have fully known my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, meekness, love, patience,

11 the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured; yet the Lord delivered me out of them all.

persecutions, sufferings, such as befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra: such persecutions I endured; but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

12 In fact, any one who desires to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted;

And all, indeed, who will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall be persecuted:

13 while malignant men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

but wicked men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

14 But you, continue in the things you have learned and to which you were committed, knowing from whom you learned,

In the meantime, do you continue in the things which you have learned, and with which you have been intrusted, knowing from whom you have learned them;

15 and that from infancy you have known the Sacred Scriptures which are able to make you wise into salvation through the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

and that, from a child, you have known the sacred scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching, for reproving, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

All scripture, given by divine inspiration, is indeed profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 so that the man of God may be fully competent, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

that the man of God may be perfect--completely fitted for every good work.