2 Timotheus 3

1Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times.

2Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

3Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,

4Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God:

5Having an appearance indeed of godliness, but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

6For of these sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:

7Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.

8Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.

9But they shall proceed no farther; for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.

10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

11Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.

12And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution.

13But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error.

14But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned, and which have been committed to thee: knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

15And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures, which can instruct thee to salvation, by the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice,

17That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work.

1Hoc autem scito, quod in novissimis diebus instabunt tempora periculosa:

2erunt homines seipsos amantes, cupidi, elati, superbi, blasphemi, parentibus non obedientes, ingrati, scelesti,

3sine affectione, sine pace, criminatores, incontinentes, immites, sine benignitate,

4proditores, protervi, tumidi, et voluptatum amatores magis quam Dei:

5habentes speciem quidem pietatis, virtutem autem ejus abnegantes. Et hos devita:

6ex his enim sunt qui penetrant domos, et captivas ducunt mulierculas oneratas peccatis, quæ ducuntur variis desideriis:

7semper discentes, et numquam ad scientiam veritatis pervenientes.

8Quemadmodum autem Jannes et Mambres restiterunt Moysi: ita et hi resistunt veritati, homines corrupti mente, reprobi circa fidem;

9sed ultra non proficient: insipientia enim eorum manifesta erit omnibus, sicut et illorum fuit.

10Tu autem assecutus es meam doctrinam, institutionem, propositum, fidem, longanimitatem, dilectionem, patientiam,

11persecutiones, passiones: qualia mihi facta sunt Antiochiæ, Iconii, et Lystris: quales persecutiones sustinui, et ex omnibus eripuit me Dominus.

12Et omnes, qui pie volunt vivere in Christo Jesu, persecutionem patientur.

13Mali autem homines et seductores proficient in pejus, errantes, et in errorem mittentes.

14Tu vero permane in iis quæ didicisti, et credita sunt tibi: sciens a quo didiceris:

15et quia ab infantia sacras litteras nosti, quæ te possunt instruere ad salutem, per fidem quæ est in Christo Jesu.

16Omnis Scriptura divinitus inspirata utilis est ad docendum, ad arguendum, ad corripiendum, et erudiendum in justitia:

17ut perfectus sit homo Dei, ad omne opus bonum instructus.

1And know this: that in the last days perilous times will press near.

2Men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, self-exalting, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

3without affection, without peace, false accusers, unchaste, cruel, without kindness,

4traitorous, reckless, self-important, loving pleasure more than God,

5even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.

6For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away, like captives, foolish women burdened with sins, who are led away by means of various desires,

7always learning, yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.

8And in the same manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so also will these resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobates from the faith.

9But they will not advance beyond a certain point. For the folly of the latter shall be made manifest to all, just as that of the former.

10But you have fully comprehended my doctrine, instruction, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

11persecutions, afflictions; such things as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra; how I endured persecutions, and how the Lord rescued me from everything.

12And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

13But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil, erring and sending into error.

14Yet truly, you should remain in those things which you have learned and which have been entrusted to you. For you know from whom you have learned them.

15And, from your infancy, you have known the Sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you toward salvation, through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in justice,

17so that the man of God may be perfect, having been trained for every good work.