Seconda lettera a Timoteo - 2 Timothy 3

GREEK BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Γινωσκε δε τουτο, οτι εν ταις εσχαταις ημεραις θελουσιν ελθει καιροι κακοι?	1 You may be quite sure that in the last days there will be some difficult times.
2 διοτι θελουσιν εισθαι οι ανθρωποι φιλαυτοι, φιλαργυροι, αλαζονες, υπερηφανοι, βλασφημοι, απειθεις εις τους γονεις, αχαριστοι, ανοσιοι,	2 People wil be self-centred and avaricious, boastful, arrogant and rude; disobedient to their parents,ungrateful, irreligious;
3 ασπλαγχνοι, αδιαλλακτοι, συκοφανται, ακρατεις, ανημεροι, αφιλαγαθοι,	3 heartless and intractable; they wil be slanderers, profligates, savages and enemies of everything that isgood;
4 προδοται, προπετεις, τετυφωμενοι, φιληδονοι μαλλον παρα φιλοθεοι,	4 they wil be treacherous and reckless and demented by pride, preferring their own pleasure to God.
5 εχοντες μεν μορφην ευσεβειας, ηρνημενοι δε την δυναμιν αυτης. Και τουτους φευγε.	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 Διοτι εκ τουτων ειναι εκεινοι, οιτινες εισχωρουσιν εις τας οικιας και αιχμαλωτιζουσι τα γυναικαρια τα πεφορτισμενα αμαρτιας, συρομενα υπο διαφορων επιθυμιων,	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 τα οποια παντοτε μανθανουσι και ποτε δεν δυνανται να ελθωσιν εις την γνωσιν της αληθειας.	7 always seeking learning, but unable ever to come to knowledge of the truth.
8 Και καθ' ον τροπον ο Ιαννης και Ιαμβρης αντεστησαν εις τον Μωυσην, ουτω και αυτοι ανθιστανται εις την αληθειαν, ανθρωποι διεφθαρμενοι τον νουν, αδοκιμοι εις την πιστιν.	8 Just as Jannes and Jambres defied Moses, so these men defy the truth, their minds corrupt and theirfaith spurious.
9 Αλλα δεν θελουσι προκοψει πλειοτερον? διοτι η ανοησια αυτων θελει γεινει καταδηλος εις παντας, καθως και η εκεινων εγεινε.	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 Συ ομως παρηκολουθησας την διδασκαλιαν μου, την διαγωγην, την προθεσιν, την πιστιν, την μακροθυμιαν, την αγαπην, την υπομονην,	10 You, though, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my aims, my faith, my patience and my love,my perseverance
11 τους διωγμους, τα παθηματα, οποια μοι συνεβησαν εν Αντιοχεια, εν Ικονιω, εν Λυστροις? οποιους διωγμους υπεφερα, και εκ παντων με ηλευθερωσεν ο Κυριος.	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 Και παντες δε οι θελοντες να ζωσιν ευσεβως εν Χριστω Ιησου θελουσι διωχθη.	12 But anybody who tries to live in devotion to Christ is certain to be persecuted;
13 Πονηροι δε ανθρωποι και γοητες θελουσι προκοψει εις το χειρον, πλανωντες και πλανωμενοι.	13 while these wicked impostors wil go from bad to worse, deceiving others, and themselves deceived.
14 Αλλα συ μενε εις εκεινα, τα οποια εμαθες και επιστωθης, εξευρων παρα τινος εμαθες,	14 You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were,
15 και οτι απο βρεφους γνωριζεις τα ιερα γραμματα, τα δυναμενα να σε σοφισωσιν εις σωτηριαν δια της πιστεως της εν Χριστω Ιησου.	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 Ολη η γραφη ειναι θεοπνευστος και ωφελιμος προς διδασκαλιαν, προς ελεγχον, προς επανορθωσιν, προς εκπαιδευσιν την μετα της δικαιοσυνης,	16 Al scripture is inspired by God and useful for refuting error, for guiding people's lives and teachingthem to be upright.
17 δια να ηναι τελειος ο ανθρωπος του Θεου, ητοιμασμενος εις παν εργον αγαθον.	17 This is how someone who is dedicated to God becomes ful y equipped and ready for any good work.