2 Timothy 3

1 This knowe also, that in the last dayes shall come perilous times.

But of this be assured: in the last days grievous times will set in.

2 For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to parents, vnthankefull, vnholy,

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, profane. They will be disobedient to parents, thankless, irreligious,

3 Without naturall affection, truce breakers, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are good,

destitute of natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers. They will have no self-control, but will be brutal, opposed to goodness,

4 Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God,

treacherous, headstrong, self-important. They will love pleasure instead of loving God,

5 Hauing a shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power thereof: turne away therefore from such.

and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort.

6 For of this sort are they which creepe into houses, and leade captiue simple women laden with sinnes, and led with diuers lustes,

Among them are included the men who make their way into private houses and carry off weak women as their prisoners--women who, weighed down by the burden of their sins, are led by ever-changing caprice,

7 Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.

and are always learning something new, and yet are never able to arrive at 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.

And just as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these false teachers withstand the truth--being, as they are, men of debased intellects, and of no real worth so far as faith is concerned.

9 But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

But they will have no further success; for their folly will be as clearly manifest to all men, as that of the opponents of Moses came to be.

10 But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

But you have intimately known my teaching, life, aims, faith, patience, love, resignation,

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.

and the persecutions and sufferings which I have endured; the things which happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. You know the persecutions I endured, and how the Lord delivered me out of them all.

12 Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.

And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

13 But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.

But bad men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, misleading and being misled.

14 But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:

But you must cling to the things which you have learnt and have been taught to believe, knowing who your teachers were,

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 infancy you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to obtain salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

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,

Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, for correction of error, and for instruction in right doing;

17 That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.

so that the man of God may himself be complete and may be perfectly equipped for every good work.