2 Timoteo 3

¹ But this know, that in the last days difficult times shall be there; ² for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane, ³ without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good, ⁴ traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; ⁵ having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away. ⁶ For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts, ⁷ always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸ Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith. ⁹ But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

¹⁰ But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance, ¹¹ persecutions, sufferings: what sufferings happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all. ¹² And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. ¹³ But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray. ¹⁴ But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and of which thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned them ; ¹⁵ and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ Every scripture is divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; ¹⁷ that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.