Druga poslanica Timoteju 3

Biblija Hrvatski	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 A ovo znaj: u posljednjim danima nastat će teška vremena.	1 But understand this: there will be terrifying times in the last days.
2 Ljudi će doista biti sebeljupci, srebroljupci, preuzetnici, oholice, hulitelji, roditeljima neposlušni, nezahvalnici, bezbožnici,	2 People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious,
3 bešćutnici, nepomirljivci, klevetnici, neobuzdanici, goropadnici, neljubitelji dobra,	3 callous, implacable, slanderous, licentious, brutal, hating what is good,
4 izdajice, brzopletnici, naduti, ljubitelji užitka više nego ljubitelji Boga.	4 traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 Imaju obličje pobožnosti, ali snage su se njezine odrekli. I njih se kloni!	5 as they make a pretense of religion but deny its power. Reject them.
6 Od njih su doista oni što se uvlače u kuće i zarobljuju ženice, natovarene grijesima, vodane najrazličitijim strastima:	6 For some of these slip into homes and make captives of women weighed down by sins, led by various desires,
7 one uvijek uče, a nikako ne mogu doći do spoznaje istine.	7 always trying to learn but never able to reach a knowledge of the truth.
8 Kao što se Janes i Jambres suprotstaviše Mojsiju, tako se i ovi, ljudi pokvarena uma, u vjeri neprokušani, suprotstavljaju istini.	8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so they also oppose the truth--people of depraved mind, unqualified in the faith.
9 Ali neće više napredovati jer bezumlje će ovih postati očito, kako se to i onima dogodilo.	9 But they will not make further progress, for their foolishness will be plain to all, as it was with those two.
10 A ti si pošao za mnom u poučavanju, u ponašanju, u naumu, u vjeri, u strpljivosti, u ljubavi, u postojanosti;	10 You have followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
11 u progonstvima, u patnjama koje su me zadesile u Antiohiji, u Ikoniju, u Listri. Kakva li sam progonstva podnio! I iz svih me izbavio Gospodin!	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.
12 A i svi koji hoće živjeti pobožno u Kristu Isusu, bit će progonjeni.	12 In fact, all who want to live religiously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 Zli pak ljudi i vračari napredovat će sve više u zlu – kao zavodnici i zavedeni.	13 But wicked people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.
14 Ti, naprotiv, ostani u onome u čemu si poučen i čemu si vjeru dao, svjestan od koga si sve poučen	14 But you, remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it,
15 i da od malena poznaješ Sveta pisma koja su vrsna učiniti te mudrim tebi na spasenje po vjeri, vjeri u Kristu Isusu.	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.
16 Sve Pismo, bogoduho, korisno je za poučavanje, uvjeravanje, popravljanje, odgajanje u pravednosti,	16 All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17 da čovjek Božji bude vrstan, za svako dobro djelo podoban.	17 so that one who belongs to God may be competent, equipped for every good work.