2 Timothy 3
1 This however do realize, that in [the] last days will be present times difficult.
But know this, that in the last days terrible times will come.
2 Will be for men lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, to parents disobedient, ungrateful, unholy,
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 unloving, implacable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, without love of good,
unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, hateful of good,
4 treacherous, reckless, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
5 having a form of godliness but the power of it already denying. And these do yourself turn away from.
holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof. Turn away from these, also.
6 Out of this sort for are those entering into households and (being captured *N(k)O*) (*k*) weak women burdened with sins, being led away by passions various,
For among them are those who crawl into households and take captive weak-willed women weighed down with sins, led away by various passions and pleasures,
7 always learning and never to a knowledge of [the] truth to come being able.
always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 By which way now Jannes and Jambres opposed to Moses, so also these oppose to the truth, men depraved in mind, disqualified regarding the faith.
Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; people corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith.
9 But not they will advance further much; for the folly of them plain will be to all, as also that of those [two] became.
But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all, as theirs also was.
10 You yourself however (closely followed *N(k)O*) after my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,
11 persecutions, sufferings such as to me happened in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what manner of persecutions I endured! And yet out of all me delivered the Lord.
persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Also all now those desiring piously to live in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
13 Evil however men and imposters will advance to worse deceiving and being deceived.
But evil people and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 You yourself however do abide in [the] things you have learned and you were assured of knowing from (which [people] *N(k)O*) you learned [them],
But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.
15 and for from childhood the sacred writings you know, which are being able you to make wise unto salvation through faith 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 Every Scripture [is] God-breathed and profitable for instruction, for conviction, for correction, [and] for training in righteousness,
All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17 so that complete may be the of God man, toward every work good fully equipped.
that the person of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
