2 Timóteo 3

Godlessness in the Last Days

1 But understand this, that *See 1 Tim. 4:1in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 2 For people will be *[Phil. 2:21] lovers of self, *Luke 16:14;[1 Tim. 6:10] lovers of money, *Rom. 1:30proud, *Rom. 1:30arrogant, abusive, *Rom. 1:30disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 *Rom. 1:31heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, *[Titus 1:8]not loving good, 4 treacherous, reckless, *1 Tim. 3:6;6:4swollen with conceit, *Phil. 3:19lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having the appearance of godliness, but *See 1 Tim. 5:8denying its power. *1 Tim. 6:20;[Titus 1:14]Avoid such people. 6 For among them are *[Titus 1:11]those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 7 always learning and never able to *1 Tim. 2:4arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as *Ex. 7:11Jannes and Jambres *[Acts 13:8] opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, *See 1 Tim. 6:5men corrupted in mind and *Titus 1:16disqualified regarding the faith. 9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, *Ex. 7:12;8:18;9:11as was that of those two men.

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

10 *[Phil. 2:22]You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me *Acts 13:14,45,50at Antioch, *Acts 14:1,2,5at Iconium, and *Acts 14:6,19at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet *Ps. 34:19from them all *ch. 4:17;[2 Cor. 1:10]the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to *Titus 2:12live a godly life in Christ Jesus *See Acts 14:22will be persecuted, 13 while *[Rev. 22:11] evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and *Titus 3:3being deceived. 14 But as for you, *[1 Tim. 4:6]continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom*3:14 The Greek for whom is plural you learned it 15 and how *[Eph. 6:4]; See ch. 1:5from childhood you have been acquainted with *[John 5:39] the sacred writings, *Ps. 119:99which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 *Rom. 15:4;2 Pet. 1:20,21All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that *See 1 Tim. 6:11the man of God*3:17 That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression) may be complete, *[Luke 6:40] equipped *See ch. 2:21for every good work.