1 But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also. 6 For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, 7 always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8 Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected. 9 But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be. 10 But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness, 11 persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all. 12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Messiah Yeshua will suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14 But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. 15 From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Messiah Yeshua. 16 Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, 17 that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1 This, also, know, that in latter days perilous times will come.2 For men will be self-lovers, money-lovers, boasters, proud, defamers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,3 without natural affection, bargain-breakers, slanderers, incontinent, fierce, haters of good men,4 headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God;5 having a form of godliness, but denying the power of it. Now, from these, turn away.6 Of these, indeed, are they who go into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts;7 always learning, but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.8 Now, in the manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men wholly corrupted in mind, reprobate as to the faith.9 However, they shall not proceed further; for their foolishness shall be very plain to all, as theirs also was.10 But you have fully known my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, meekness, love, patience,11 persecutions, sufferings, such as befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra: such persecutions I endured; but out of them all the Lord delivered me.12 And all, indeed, who will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall be persecuted:13 but wicked men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.14 In the meantime, do you continue in the things which you have learned, and with which you have been entrusted, knowing from whom you have learned them;15 and that, from a child, you have known the sacred scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.16 All scripture, given by divine inspiration, is indeed profitable for doctrine, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:17 that the man of God may be perfect-completely fitted for every good work.