2 Timothy 3 WBT
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 know also, that in the last days perilous times will come.
2For men will be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3Without natural affection, truce-breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4Traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5Having a form of godliness, but denying its power: from such turn away.
6For of this sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts;
7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly will be manifest to all [men], as theirs also was.
10But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience,
11Persecutions, afflictions which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.
12And all indeed that will live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
13But evil men and seducers will become worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing from whom thou hast learned [them];
15And that from a child thou hast known the sacred scriptures, which are able to make thee wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished to all good works.
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