2 Timothy 3

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

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

2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, revilers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, haters of those who are good,

4 traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

traitors, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

5 holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from these also turn away.

6 For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

For of this sort are those who worm themselves into houses, and lead captive silly women that are laden with sins, and influenced by various desires,

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

that are always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected.

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so these also will withstand the truth; men corrupt in mind, rejected as it respects the faith.

9 But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

But they shall proceed no further; for their madness shall be manifest to all, as was the madness of those men.

10 But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

But you have fully known my teaching, my course of life, my purpose, my faithfulness, my long-suffering, my love, my patience,

11 persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

my persecutions, my sufferings which came upon me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; you well know what persecutions I endured: and yet out of them all, the Lord delivered me.

12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

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

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

14 But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

But do you continue in the things which you have learned and well understood, knowing from whom you learned them,

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

and that from a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise in order to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus.

16 Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

17 that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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