2 Timothy 3

1 And know this, that in the last days there will come perilous times,

But this know thou, that in the latter days hard times will come:

2 for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, slanderous, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unkind,

and men will be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, boasters, proud, censorious, unyielding towards their own people, denyers of grace, wicked,

3 without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, without control, barbaric, not lovers of those who are good,

calumniators, addicted to concupiscence, ferocious, haters of the good,

4 traitors, reckless, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

treacherous, rash, inflated, attached to pleasure more than to the love of God,

5 having a form of piety, but having denied its power; and be turning away from these,

having a form of respect for God, but wide from the power of God. Them who are such, repel from thee.

6 for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the weak women, loaded with sins, led away with manifold desires,

For of them are they who creep into this and that house, and captivate the women who are plunged in sins and led away by divers lusts,

7 always learning, and never able to come to a knowledge of truth,

who are always learning, and can never come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 and even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so these also stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth: men whose mind is corrupted, and they reprobates from the faith.

9 but they will not advance any further, for their folly will be evident to all, as theirs also became.

But they will not make progress, for their infatuation will be understood by every one, as theirs also was understood.

10 And you have followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,

But thou hast followed after my doctrine, and my manner of life, and my aims, and my faith, and my long suffering, and my love, and my patience,

11 the persecutions, the afflictions, that befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured! And the LORD delivered me out of all.

and my persecution, and my sufferings. And thou knowest what I endured at Antioch, and at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecution I endured: and from all these my Lord delivered me.

12 And all who will to live piously in Christ Jesus will also be persecuted,

And likewise all, who choose to live in the fear of God, in Jesus the Messiah, will be persecuted.

13 and evil men and impostors will advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

But evil and seducing men will add to their wickedness, while they deceive and are deceived.

14 And you—remain in the things which you learned and were entrusted with, having known from whom you learned,

But continue thou in the things thou hast learned and been assured of; for thou knowest from whom thou learnedst;

15 and because you have known the Holy Writings from infancy, which are able to make you wise—to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus.

because from thy childhood, thou wast taught the holy books, which can make thee wise unto life, by faith in Jesus the Messiah.

16 Every Writing [is] God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction that [is] in righteousness,

All scripture that was written by the Spirit, is profitable for instruction, and for confutation, and for correction, and for erudition in righteousness;

17 that the man of God may be fitted—having been completed for every good work.

that the man of God may become perfect, and complete for every good work.