2 Timothy 3
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1But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
4treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
6For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,6They 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,
7always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
9But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.9But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
10You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,10You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
11my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.11my 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.
12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
13while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it14But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
15and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.17so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.
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