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. |