2 Timothy 3

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

Now understand this: In the last days there will be grievous times;

2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

because people will be self-lovers, money lovers, boasters, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

without family affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

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

betrayers, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

wearing a form of godliness while having denied its power! You must avoid such people;

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

because they are the sort that press into households and ‘capture’ gullible women loaded down with sins, who are led along by various lusts,

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

always learning yet never being able to come to a real knowledge of truth.

8 And like as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth—men of depraved mind, disqualified as regards the faith—

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

but they will not advance any further because, as in the case of the former, their folly will become evident to all.

10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

You, however, have carefully followed my doctrine, my lifestyle, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance;

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

the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured; yet the Lord delivered me out of them all.

12 Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

In fact, any one who desires to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted;

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

while malignant men and imposters will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14 But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

But you, continue in the things you have learned and to which you were committed, knowing from whom you learned,

15 and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

and that from infancy you have known the Sacred Scriptures which are able to make you wise into salvation through the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

16 Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching, for reproving, for correcting, for training in righteousness,

17 that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.

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