1 B ut realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.

2 F or men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 u nloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, haters of good,

without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

4 t reacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

5 h olding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away.

6 F or among them are those who enter into households and captivate weak women weighed down with sins, led on by various impulses,

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

7 a lways learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

8 J ust as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.

And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth. Men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 B ut they will not make further progress; for their folly will be obvious to all, just as Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.

But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

10 N ow you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance,

But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

11 p ersecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!

persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

12 I ndeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

13 B ut evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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

14 Y ou, however, continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.

15 a nd that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 A ll Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.

17 s o that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.