2 Timothy 3
1 This knowe also, that in the last dayes shall come perilous times.
Be sure of this, that in the last days difficult times will come.
2 For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to parents, vnthankefull, vnholy,
People will be selfish, mercenary, boastful, haughty, and blasphemous; disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, impure,
3 Without naturall affection, truce breakers, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are good,
incapable of affection, merciless, slanderous, wanting in self-control, brutal, careless of the right,
4 Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God,
treacherous, reckless, and puffed up with pride; they will love pleasure more than they love God;
5 Hauing a shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power thereof: turne away therefore from such.
and while they retain the outward form of religion, they will not allow it to influence them. Turn your back on such people as these.
6 For of this sort are they which creepe into houses, and leade captiue simple women laden with sinnes, and led with diuers lustes,
For among them are to be found those who creep into homes and captivate weak women – women who, loaded with sins, and slaves to all kinds of passions,
7 Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.
are always learning, and yet never able to attain to a real knowledge of the truth.
8 And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith.
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these people, in their turn, oppose the truth. Their minds are corrupted, and, as regards the faith, they are utterly worthless.
9 But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.
They will not, however, make further progress; for their wicked folly will be plain to everyone, just as the folly Jannes and Jambres was.
10 But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,
But you, Timothy, were a close observer of my teaching, my conduct, my purposes, my faith, my forbearance, my love, and my patient endurance,
11 Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.
as well as of my persecutions, and of the sufferings which I met with at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. You know what persecutions I underwent; and yet the Lord brought me safe out of all!
12 Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.
Yes, and all who aim at living a religious life in union with Christ Jesus will have to suffer persecution;
13 But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.
but wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and deceived themselves.
14 But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:
You, however, must stand by what you learnt and accepted as true. You know who they were from whom you learnt it;
15 And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.
and that, from your childhood, you have known the sacred writings, which can give you the wisdom that, through belief in Christ Jesus, leads to salvation.
16 For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,
All scripture is God-breathed: helpful for teaching, for refuting error, for giving guidance, and for training others in righteousness;
17 That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.
so that God’s people may be capable and equipped for good work of every kind.
