1 But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

3 Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

4 False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

6 For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,

7 Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.

8 And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.

9 But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.

10 But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

11 My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.

13 Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

14 But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;

15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:

17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.

1 你应当知道， 末后的日子必有艰难的时期来到。

2 那时， 人会专爱自己、贪爱钱财、自夸、高傲、亵渎、悖逆父母、忘恩负义、不圣洁、

3 没有亲情、不肯和解、恶言中伤、不能自律、横蛮凶暴、不爱良善、

4 卖主卖友、容易冲动、傲慢自大、爱享乐过于爱 神，

5 有敬虔的形式， 却否定敬虔的能力； 这些人你应当避开。

6 他们中间有人潜入别人的家里， 操纵无知的妇女。这些妇女被罪压住， 又被各种私欲拖累，

7 虽然常常学习， 总不能充分明白真理。

8 从前雅尼和杨蓓怎样反对摩西， 这些人也怎样反对真理。他们的心思败坏， 信仰也经不起考验。

9 然而他们不能再这样下去了， 因为他们的愚昧终必在众人面前显露出来， 好像那两个人一样。

10 但是， 你已经了解我的教训、品行、志向、信心、宽容、爱心和忍耐，

11 以及我在安提阿、以哥念、路司得所受的苦和迫害。我所忍受的是怎样的迫害； 这一切主都救我脱离了。

12 其实， 所有立志在基督耶稣里过敬虔生活的， 都必遭受迫害。

13 但恶人和骗子必越来越坏， 他们欺骗人， 也必受欺骗。

14 你应当遵守所学和确信的； 你知道是跟谁学的，

15 并且知道自己从小就明白圣经， 这圣经能够使你有智慧， 可以因信基督耶稣得着救恩。

16 全部圣经都是 神所默示的， 在教训、责备、矫正和公义的训练各方面， 都是有益的，

17 为要使属 神的人装备好， 可以完成各样的善工。