1 B ut understand this, that in the last days will come (set in) perilous times of great stress and trouble.

¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

2 F or people will be lovers of self and self-centered, lovers of money and aroused by an inordinate desire for wealth, proud and arrogant and contemptuous boasters. They will be abusive (blasphemous, scoffing), disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy and profane.

For there shall be men who are lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, evil speakers, disobedient to their parents, unthankful, impure,

3 w ithout natural affection (callous and inhuman), relentless (admitting of no truce or appeasement); slanderers (false accusers, troublemakers), intemperate and loose in morals and conduct, uncontrolled and fierce, haters of good.

without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without temperance, without meekness, without goodness,

4 t reacherous, rash, inflated with self-conceit. lovers of sensual pleasures and vain amusements more than and rather than lovers of God.

traitors, rash, puffed up, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

5 F or they hold a form of piety (true religion), they deny and reject and are strangers to the power of it. Avoid such people.

having the appearance of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

6 F or among them are those who worm their way into homes and captivate silly and weak-natured and spiritually dwarfed women, loaded down with sins swayed and led away by various evil desires and seductive impulses.

For of this sort are those who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with various lusts,

7 t hey are forever inquiring and getting information, but are never able to arrive at a recognition and knowledge of the Truth.

ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 N ow just as Jannes and Jambres were hostile to and resisted Moses, so these men also are hostile to and oppose the Truth. They have depraved and distorted minds, and are reprobate and counterfeit and to be rejected as far as the faith is concerned.

And in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt understanding, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 B ut they will not get very far, for their rash folly will become obvious to everybody, as was that of those.

But they shall not prevail, for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as that of those also was.

10 N ow you have closely observed and diligently followed my teaching, conduct, purpose in life, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

¶ But thou hast fully known my doctrine, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

11 P ersecutions, sufferings—such as occurred to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra, persecutions I endured, but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, persecutions I have endured, and the Lord delivered me out of them all.

12 I ndeed all who delight in piety and are determined to live a devoted and godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution.

And all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus shall also suffer persecution.

13 B ut wicked men and imposters will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and leading astray others and being deceived and led astray themselves.

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14 B ut as for you, continue to hold to the things that you have learned and of which you are convinced, knowing from whom you learned,

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and in that which has been entrusted unto thee, knowing of whom thou hast learned them,

15 A nd how from your childhood you have had a knowledge of and been acquainted with the sacred Writings, which are able to instruct you and give you the understanding for salvation which comes through faith in Christ Jesus '> leaning of the entire human personality on God in Christ Jesus in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto saving health by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 E very Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, for training in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God’s will in thought, purpose, and action),

All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

17 S o that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well fitted and thoroughly equipped for every good work.

that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.