2 Timothy 3

1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.

2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,

4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

6 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

7 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

9 But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.

10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,

11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.

15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

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

1 ¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

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

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.

10 ¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.

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

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

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

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.

16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

1 But this thou shalt know, that in the last days there shall be terrible times.

2 For there shall be men that think evil of themselves, covetous, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unspiritual,

3 disruptive, unforgiving, abuser, unchaste, wild, unkind,

4 traitors, sacrilegious, puffed up, who love lust more than God,

5 Who have the appearance of godliness, but deny his power. And such avoid!

6 Of the same are they that creep to and fro into the houses, and lead captive the women that are laden with sins, and that go about with divers lusts,

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

8 But as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also withstood the truth: they are men of corrupt minds, unfit to believe.

9 But they shall not be long: for their folly shall be made manifest unto all men, even as he was.

10 But thou hast known my doctrine, my manner, my opinion, my faith, my longsuffering, my love, my patience,

11 My persecution, my sufferings, which happened unto me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra, what persecutions I endured: and out of all these the LORD delivered me.

12 And all they that will live godly in Christ JEsu must suffer persecution.

13 But with wicked men and seducers, the longer the worse, the more they seduce, and are seduced.

14 But continue thou in that which thou hast learned, and hast trusted in, knowing of whom thou hast learned.

15 And because thou hast known the scriptures from thy infancy, the same can instruct thee unto salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

16 For all scripture, inspired of God, is profitable for doctrine, for judgment, for correction, for chastening in righteousness,

17 That a man of God may be perfect, fitted for all good works.