1 But this know, that in {the} last days difficult times shall be there;
2 for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,
3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,
4 traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;
5 having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.
6 For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,
7 always learning, and never able to come to {the} knowledge of {the} truth.
8 Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.
9 But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.
10 But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,
11 persecutions, sufferings: what {sufferings} happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.
12 And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.
14 But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and {of which} thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned {them};
15 and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which {is} in Christ Jesus.
16 Every scripture {is} divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;
17 that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to 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。