1 B ut know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come.

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:

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

For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good,

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

traitors, headstrong, haughty, 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.

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people 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 this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

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

always 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.

Now as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, disapproved 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 will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was. The Man of God and the Word of God

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

But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,

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, afflictions, which happened to 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.

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

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

But evil men and impostors will grow 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 you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have 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 childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for 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,

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction 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, thoroughly equipped for every good work.