2 Timothy 3

1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times will come.

But know this: Hard times will come in the last days.

2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 natural affection, implacable, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, without love for what is good,

without natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, having no love for what is good,

4 betrayers, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

traitors, reckless, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5 having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof. And from these turn away.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid such people.

6 For of these are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

Among them are those who worm their way into houses and captivate vulnerable women who are overwhelmed with sins and swayed by various evil desires.

7 ever learning, and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

Such women are always learning yet never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in their minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these false teachers also oppose the truth. They are corrupted in mind and have proven themselves to be unqualified with respect to the faith.

9 But they will proceed no further; for their folly will be clearly manifest to all, as that of those men was.

But they will not make any further progress, for their folly will become obvious to everyone, just like the folly of Jannes and Jambres.

10 But thou art well acquainted with my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience,

Yoʋ, however, have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.

11 persecutions, sufferings; what things came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

Yoʋ know how much persecution and suffering I endured in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. Yet the Lord rescued me from it all.

12 Yea, and all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Indeed, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

13 But evil men and impostors will wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

But evil people and imposters will become worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14 But do thou continue in the things which thou didst learn and wast assured of, knowing from what teachers thou didst learn them,

But as for yoʋ, continue in what yoʋ have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom yoʋ have learned it,

15 and that from a child thou hast known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

and how from childhood yoʋ have known the sacred writings, which are able to give yoʋ wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness;

All Scripture is inspired by God and is beneficial for teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness,

17 that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto every good work.

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