2 Timothy 3
1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come.
2 For men will be lovers of themselves, moneylovers, arrogant, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 without natural affections, covenant breakers, devilish, intemperate, furious, opposed to good,
without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,
4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness, but denying the power of the same: and from these turn away.
holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.
6 For of these are those creeping into houses, and leading captive little, silly women laden with sins, being led by divers lusts,
For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,
7 always learning, and never able to come into the perfect knowledge of the truth.
always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 In the manner in which Jannes and Jambres also resisted Moses, so these indeed resist the truth; men who are corrupt as to their mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected.
9 But they shall proceed no further: for their insanity will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.
But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.
10 Burt you have followed my teaching, leadership, purpose, faith, long suffering, divine love, patience,
But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,
11 persecutions, sufferings; such as came to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; such persecutions as I endured: and the Lord delivered me out of them all.
persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.
12 But truly all wishing to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
13 But wicked men and seducers will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But abide thou in those things which thou hast learned and in which thou hast been instructed, knowing from whom thou hast learned;
But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.
15 and that from an infant thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is God-breathed and profitable unto teaching, unto conviction, unto correction, unto instruction which is in righteousness:
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,
17 in order that the man of God may be perfect, having been thoroughly perfected unto every good work.
that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
