2 Timothy 3:1–13

Godlessness in the Last Days

3But understand this, that ^yin the last days there will come times of difficulty. ²For people will be ^zlovers of self, ^alovers of money, ^bproud, ^barrogant, abusive, ^bdisobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, ^3cheartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, ^dnot loving good, ⁴treacherous, reckless, ^eswollen with conceit, ^flovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵having the appearance of godliness, but ^gdenying its power. ^hAvoid such people. ⁶For among them are ⁱthose who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, ⁷always learning and never able to ^jarrive at a knowledge of the truth. ⁸Just as ^kJannes and Jambres ^lopposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, ^mmen corrupted in mind and ⁿdisqualified regarding the faith. ⁹But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, ^oas was that of those two men.

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

^10pYou, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, ¹¹my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me ^qat Antioch, ^rat Iconium, and ^sat Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet ^tfrom them all ^uthe Lord rescued me. ¹²Indeed, all who desire to ^vlive a godly life in Christ Jesus ^wwill be persecuted, ¹³while ^xevil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^ybeing deceived.