2 Timothy 3

NEW JERUSALEM	NEW JERUSALEM
1 You may be quite sure that in the last days there will be some difficult times.	1 You may be quite sure that in the last days there will be some difficult times.
2 People wil be self-centred and avaricious, boastful, arrogant and rude; disobedient to their parents,ungrateful, irreligious;	2 People wil be self-centred and avaricious, boastful, arrogant and rude; disobedient to their parents,ungrateful, irreligious;
3 heartless and intractable; they wil be slanderers, profligates, savages and enemies of everything that isgood;	3 heartless and intractable; they wil be slanderers, profligates, savages and enemies of everything that isgood;
4 they wil be treacherous and reckless and demented by pride, preferring their own pleasure to God.	4 they wil be treacherous and reckless and demented by pride, preferring their own pleasure to God.
5 They wil keep up the outward appearance of religion but wil have rejected the inner power of it. Keepaway from people like that.	5 They wil keep up the outward appearance of religion but wil have rejected the inner power of it. Keepaway from people like that.
6 Of the same kind, too, are those men who insinuate themselves into families in order to get influenceover sil y women who are obsessed with their sins and follow one craze after another,	6 Of the same kind, too, are those men who insinuate themselves into families in order to get influenceover sil y women who are obsessed with their sins and follow one craze after another,
7 always seeking learning, but unable ever to come to knowledge of the truth.	7 always seeking learning, but unable ever to come to knowledge of the truth.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres defied Moses, so these men defy the truth, their minds corrupt and theirfaith spurious.	8 Just as Jannes and Jambres defied Moses, so these men defy the truth, their minds corrupt and theirfaith spurious.
9 But they will not be able to go on much longer: their fol y, like that of the other two, must become obviousto everybody.	9 But they will not be able to go on much longer: their fol y, like that of the other two, must become obviousto everybody.
10 You, though, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my aims, my faith, my patience and my love,my perseverance	10 You, though, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my aims, my faith, my patience and my love,my perseverance
11 and the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in places like Antioch, Iconium and Lystra -- althe persecutions I have endured; and the Lord has rescued me from every one of them.	11 and the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in places like Antioch, Iconium and Lystra -- althe persecutions I have endured; and the Lord has rescued me from every one of them.
12 But anybody who tries to live in devotion to Christ is certain to be persecuted;	12 But anybody who tries to live in devotion to Christ is certain to be persecuted;
13 while these wicked impostors wil go from bad to worse, deceiving others, and themselves deceived.	13 while these wicked impostors wil go from bad to worse, deceiving others, and themselves deceived.
14 You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were,	14 You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were,
15 and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures -from these you can learnthe wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.	15 and how, ever since you were a child, you have known the holy scriptures -from these you can learnthe wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16 Al scripture is inspired by God and useful for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and teachingthem to be upright.	16 Al scripture is inspired by God and useful for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and teachingthem to be upright.
17 This is how someone who is dedicated to God becomes ful y equipped and ready for any good work.	17 This is how someone who is dedicated to God becomes ful y equipped and ready for any good work.