1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,3 without natural affection, unyielding, slanderers, without self-control, savage, despisers of good,4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away.6 For of this sort are those who creep into households and make captives of gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,7 always learning, but never able to come to the full true knowledge of the truth.8 But as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith;9 but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.10 But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance,11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.13 But evil men and pretenders will grow worse and worse, leading astray and being led astray.14 But you continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them,15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.16 All Scripture is breathed by God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

1 But wite thou this thing, that in the laste daies perelouse tymes schulen neiye, and men schulen be louynge hem silf,2 coueitouse, hiy of bering, proude, blasfemeris, not obedient to fadir and modir, vnkynde,3 cursid, with outen affeccioun, with out pees, false blameris, vncontynent, vnmylde,4 with out benygnyte, traitouris, ouerthwert, bollun with proude thouytis, blynde, loueris of lustis more than of God,5 hauynge the licknesse of pitee, but denyynge the vertu of it. And eschewe thou these men.6 Of these thei ben that persen housis, and leden wymmen caitifs chargid with synnes, whiche ben led with dyuerse desiris, euere more lernynge,7 and neuere perfitli comynge to the science of treuthe.8 And as Jannes and Mambres ayenstoden Moises, so these ayenstonden treuthe, men corrupt in vndirstonding, repreuyd aboute the feith.9 But ferthere thei schulen not profite, for the vnwisdom of hem schal be knowun to alle men, as hern was.10 But thou hast getun my teching, ordinaunce, purposing, feith, long abiding, loue,11 pacience, persecuciouns, passiouns, whiche weren maad to me at Antioche, at Ycony, at Listris, what maner persecucyouns Y suffride, and the Lord hath delyuered me of alle.12 And alle men that wolen lyue feithfuli in Crist Jhesu, schulen suffre persecucioun.13 But yuele men and disseyueris schulen encreese in to worse, errynge, and sendinge in to errour.14 But dwelle thou in these thingis that thou hast lerud, and that ben bitakun to thee, witinge of whom thou hast lerud;15 for thou hast knowun hooli lettris fro thi youthe, whiche moun lerne thee to heelthe, bi feith that is in Crist Jhesu.16 For al scripture inspirid of God is profitable to teche, to repreue, to chastice, to lerne in riytwisnes, that the man of God be parfit, lerud to al good werk.