2 Timothy 3

1 But of this be assured: in the last days grievous times will set in.

But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, profane. They will be disobedient to parents, thankless, irreligious,

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

3 destitute of natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers. They will have no self-control, but will be brutal, opposed to goodness,

Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

4 treacherous, headstrong, self-important. They will love pleasure instead of loving God,

False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

5 and will keep up a make-believe of piety and yet live in defiance of its power. Turn away from people of this sort.

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

6 Among them are included the men who make their way into private houses and carry off weak women as their prisoners--women who, weighed down by the burden of their sins, are led by ever-changing caprice,

For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,

7 and are always learning something new, and yet are never able to arrive at real knowledge of the truth.

Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.

8 And just as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these false teachers withstand the truth--being, as they are, men of debased intellects, and of no real worth so far as faith is concerned.

And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.

9 But they will have no further success; for their folly will be as clearly manifest to all men, as that of the opponents of Moses came to be.

But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.

10 But you have intimately known my teaching, life, aims, faith, patience, love, resignation,

But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

11 and the persecutions and sufferings which I have endured; the things which happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. You know the persecutions I endured, and how the Lord delivered me out of them all.

My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

12 And indeed every one who is determined to live a godly life as a follower of Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

13 But bad men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, misleading and being misled.

Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

14 But you must cling to the things which you have learnt and have been taught to believe, knowing who your teachers were,

But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;

15 and that from infancy you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to obtain salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

16 Every Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for convincing, for correction of error, and for instruction in right doing;

Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:

17 so that the man of God may himself be complete and may be perfectly equipped for every good work.

So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.