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。

1 But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. 2 For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; 5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away. 6 For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts, 7 ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be. 10 But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, 11 persecutions, sufferings; what things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: and out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 and that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: 17 that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.