2 Timothy 3

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