2 Timothy 3

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

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, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also 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 followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

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

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

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