2 Timothy 3
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1But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.1But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
2For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,2For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,3heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,
4treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,4treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.5having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.
6For among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,6For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
7always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.7always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith.
9But they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes's and Jambres's folly was also.9But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.
10Now you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,10You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
11persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!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.
12Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
13But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.13while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14You, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it
15and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.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.
16All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;16All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.17that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
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