II Timothy 3

¹And know this: that in the last days perilous times will press near.

²Men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, self-exalting, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

³without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness,

⁴traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God,

⁵even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.

⁶For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away, like captives, foolish women burdened with sins, who are led away by means of various desires,

⁷always learning, yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.

⁸And in the same manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so also will these resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobates from the faith.

⁹But they will not advance beyond a certain point. For the folly of the latter shall be made manifest to all, just as that of the former.

¹⁰But you have fully comprehended my doctrine, instruction, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

¹¹persecutions, afflictions; such things as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra; how I endured persecutions, and how the Lord rescued me from everything.

¹²And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

¹³But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil, erring and sending into error.

¹⁴Yet truly, you should remain in those things which you have learned and which have been entrusted to you. For you know from whom you have learned them.

¹⁵And, from your infancy, you have known the Sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you toward salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in justice,

¹⁷so that the man of God may be perfect, having been trained for every good work.

II Timothy 3

¹Know also this, that in the last days shall come dangerous times.

²Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

³Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,

⁴Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure more than of God:

⁵Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

⁶For of these sort are they who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:

⁷Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.

⁸Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

⁹But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

¹⁰But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

¹¹Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

¹²And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

¹³But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error,

¹⁴But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them:

¹⁵And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice:

¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.