2 Timothy 3

Douai-Rheims	Catholic Public Domain Bible
¹ Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times.	¹ And know this: that in the last days perilous times will press near.
² Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,	² Men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, self-exalting, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,
³ Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,	³ without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness,
⁴ Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God:	⁴ traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God,
⁵ Having an appearance indeed of godliness, but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.	⁵ even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.
⁶ For of these sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:	⁶ For 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,
⁷ Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.	⁷ always learning, yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.
⁸ Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.	⁸ And 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.
⁹ But they shall proceed no farther; for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.	⁹ But 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.
¹⁰ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,	¹⁰ But you have fully comprehended my doctrine, instruction, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
¹¹ Persecutions, 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.	¹¹ persecutions, 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.
¹² And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.	¹² And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
¹³ But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error.	¹³ But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil, erring and sending into error.
¹⁴ But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned, and which have been committed to thee: knowing of whom thou hast learned them;	¹⁴ Yet 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.
¹⁵ And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.	¹⁵ And, 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.
¹⁶ All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice,	¹⁶ All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in justice,
¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.	¹⁷ so that the man of God may be perfect, having been trained for every good work.