2 Timothy 3

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1 But understand this: there will be terrifying times in the last days.	1 And know this: that in the last days perilous times will press near.
2 People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious,	2 Men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, self-exalting, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,
3 callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good,	3 without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness,
4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,	4 traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God,
5 as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them.	5 even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.
6 For some of these slip into homes and make captives of women weighed down by sins, led by various 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 always trying to learn but never able to reach a knowledge of the truth.	7 always learning, yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so they also oppose the truth--people of depraved mind, unqualified in 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 will not make further progress, for their foolishness will be plain to all, as it was with those two.	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 You have followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,	10 But you have fully comprehended my doctrine, instruction, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, persecutions that I endured. Yet from all these things 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 In fact, all who want to live religiously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.	12 And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
13 But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.	13 But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil, erring and sending into error.
14 But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it,	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 that from infancy you have known (the) sacred scriptures, which are capable of giving you wisdom for salvation through faith 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 is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness,	16 All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in justice,
17 so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.	17 so that the man of God may be perfect, having been trained for every good work.