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1 KNOW this: that in the last days disas trous times will come. But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
2 And men shall be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, proud, conceited, blasphemers, disobedient to their own people, ungrateful, wicked, For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 False accusers, addicts to lust, brutal, haters of good things, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
4 Traitors, hasty, boasters, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
5 Having a form of godliness, but are far from the power of God: from such turn away. having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
6 For of this sort are those who creep into houses and captivate women sunken in sin, led away with divers lusts, For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
7 Ever striving to learn, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
8 Now just as Jan’nes and Jam’bres stood up against Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt minds and far off from the faith. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
9 But they shall not progress, for their folly is well known to every man, as theirs also was. But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
10 But you have been a follower of my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, patience, charity, love, steadfastness, You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
11 Persecution and sorrows: you know the things which I endured at Antioch, and at Ico’ni- um, and at Lys’tra; how I was persecuted; and yet from all these my LORD delivered me. my 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. persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
12 Likewise, all those who wish to live a godly life in Jesus Christ shall suffer persecution. Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
13 But bad and deceptive men shall grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But hold fast to the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them; But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,
15 And knowing that you have learned from your childhood the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. and 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. and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture, written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness: All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
17 So that God’s people may become perfect, thoroughly perfected for every good work. that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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