1 B ut know this, that in the last days, grievous 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, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

3 w ithout natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

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

4 t raitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

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

5 h olding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

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

6 F or some of these are people who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

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 E ven as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith, are rejected.

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 proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

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

10 B ut you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

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

11 p ersecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

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 Y es, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

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

13 B ut evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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

14 B ut you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured 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 F rom infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for 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 E very Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

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

17 t hat the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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