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2 Timothy 3

Godlessness in the Last Days

1 But understand this, that ^ain the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be ^blovers of self, ^clovers of money, ^dproud, ^earrogant, abusive, ^fdisobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 ^gheartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, ^hnot loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, ⁱswollen with conceit, ^jlovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but ^kdenying its power. ^lAvoid such people. 6 For among them are ^mthose who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to ⁿarrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as ^oJannes and Jambres ^popposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, ^qmen corrupted in mind and ^rdisqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, ^sas was that of those two men.

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

10 ^tYou, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me ^uat Antioch, ^vat Iconium, and ^wat Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet ^xfrom them all ^ythe Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to ^zlive a godly life in Christ Jesus ^aawill be persecuted, 13 while ^abevil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^acbeing deceived. 14 But as for you, ^adcontinue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom ^{▼▼The Greek for whom is plural} you learned it 15 and how ^affrom childhood you have been acquainted with ^agthe sacred writings, ^ahwhich are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 ^aiAll Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that ^ajthe man of God ^{▼▼That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)} may be complete, ^alequipped ^amfor every good work.