¹And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times, ²for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind, ³without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good, ⁴traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, ⁵having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away, ⁶for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold, ⁷always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come, ⁸and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith; ⁹but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

¹⁰And thou—thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance, ¹¹the persecutions, the afflictions, that befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me, ¹²and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted, ¹³and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray. ¹⁴And thou—be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn, ¹⁵and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise—to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus; ¹⁶every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness, ¹⁷that the man of God may be fitted—for every good work having been completed.

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