2 Timothy 3

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

But know this, that in the last days perilous 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 self, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, blasphemous, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, impious,

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

devoid of natural affection, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, no lovers of good,

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

traitors, reckless, beclouded, lovers of pleasure 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 piety, but repudiating the power of it. Now turn away from these men,

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 from these are those who creep into houses, and take captive petty women laden with sins, being led away by various impulses,

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

ever learning and never able to come to knowledge of 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.

And by which way Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also do these oppose the truth. Men corrupted in mind, worthless about 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 will not advance in much more, for their folly will be evident to all men, as also that of those men came to be.

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

But thou have closely followed my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

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, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra. I endured such persecutions, and the Lord rescued me out of them all.

12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Messiah Yeshua will suffer persecution.

And also all those who want to live devoutly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

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

But evil men and impostors will go forward to worse, leading astray and being led astray.

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

But continue thou in what thou learned and were convinced of, knowing from whom thou 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 Messiah Yeshua.

And that from a babe thou have known the sacred writings, which are able to make thee wise for 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 scripture is inspired by God and useful for instruction, for reproof, for correction, for discipline 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 qualified, having been completed for every good work.