2 Timothy 3

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

But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there;

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

for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

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

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

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

traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

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

having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these 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 these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,

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

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 in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards 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 not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

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

But thou hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,

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.

persecutions, sufferings: what [sufferings] happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

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

And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

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

But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.

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

But thou, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and [of which] thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast 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 thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

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

Every scripture [is] divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, 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 complete, fully fitted to every good work.