3:1  Know this also, that in the last days perilous times shall come;

3:2  For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, braggarts, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3:3  Without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, despisers of those who are good,

3:4  Betrayers, reckless, egotistical, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

3:5  Having an outward appearance of godliness, but denying the power of true godliness. But as for you, turn away from all these.

3:6  For from men such as these come those who are worming their way into houses, and are gaining control over empty-headed gullible women given over to various sins, being driven by all kinds of lust.

3:7  They are always learning but are never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

3:8  Now just as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, in the same manner also these are brazenly standing against the truth; they are men of depraved minds, reprobate in respect to the faith.

3:9  But they will proceed no further, because their folly will become clearly evident to everyone, just as theirs also was.

3:10  But you have closely followed my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,

3:11  Persecutions and sufferings—such as happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. You know what sort of persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of them all.

3:12  And indeed, everyone who desires to live godly in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted.

3:13  But wicked men and imposters shall become worse and worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.

3:14  But as for you, continue in the things that you did learn and were assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them;

3:15  And that from a child you have known the Holy Writings, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

3:16  All Scripture is God-breathed and is profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

3:17  So that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.