2 Timothy 3
- 1This know also, that in the last days perilous times will come.
- 2For men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
- 3Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
- 4Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
- 5Having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from such turn away.
- 6For of this sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts;
- 7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
- 8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
- 9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly will be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.
- 10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience,
- 11Persecutions, afflictions which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
- 12And all indeed that will live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
- 13But evil men and seducers will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
- 14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing from whom thou hast learned them;
- 15And that from a child thou hast known the sacred scriptures, which are able to make thee wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
- 16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
- 17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
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