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

And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

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

for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

3 w ithout natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without temperance, without meekness, without goodness,

without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

4 t raitors, rash, puffed up, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God,

traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

5 h aving the appearance of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

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

for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

7 e ver learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

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

and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;

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

but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

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

And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,

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

the persecutions, the afflictions, that befel me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,

12 A nd all that desire to live godly in Christ Jesus shall also suffer persecution.

and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

13 B ut evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

14 B ut 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,

And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

15 a nd 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.

and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that in Christ Jesus;

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

every Writing God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that in righteousness,

17 t hat the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.