2 Timothy 3 GNV
Summary: Paul warns that in the last days there will be times of difficulty, describing people who are lovers of self, money, and pleasure rather than lovers of God, having "the appearance of godliness, but denying its power" (v. 5), and comparing false teachers to Jannes and Jambres who opposed Moses. He recalls his own persecutions and sufferings that Timothy witnessed and observes that all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil people and impostors will go on deceiving and being deceived. He reminds Timothy of the sacred writings he has known from childhood, able to make him wise for salvation, and declares that "all Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" (v. 16).
1This knowe also, that in the last dayes shall come perilous times.
2For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to parents, vnthankefull, vnholy,
3Without naturall affection, truce breakers, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are good,
4Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God,
5Hauing a shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power thereof: turne away therefore from such.
6For of this sort are they which creepe into houses, and leade captiue simple women laden with sinnes, and led with diuers lustes,
7Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.
8And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith.
9But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.
10But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,
11Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.
12Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.
13But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.
14But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:
15And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.
16For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,
17That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.
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