2Timothy 3

Godlessness in the Last Days

3You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come.G5124G1097G1161G3754G1722G2078G2250G5467G2540G17642For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,G1063G444G2071G5367G5366G213G5244G989G545G1118G884G4623inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,G794G786G1228G193G434G8654treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,G4273G4312G5187G5369G3123G2228G53775holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!G2192G3446G2150G1161G720G1411G846G2532G5128G6656For among them are those who make their way into households and captivate silly women, overwhelmed by their sins and swayed by all kinds of desires,G1063G1537G5130G1526G1744G1519G3614G2532G162G1133G4987G266G71G4164G19397who are always being instructed and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.G3842G3129G2532G3368G1410G2064G1519G1922G2258As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people, of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith, also oppose the truth.G3739G1161G5158G2389G2532G2387G436G3475G3779G436G3778G2532G436G225G444G2704G3563G96G4012G41029But they will not make much progress, because, as in the case of those two men, their folly will become plain to everyone.G235G4298G3756G1909G4119G1063G846G454G2071G1552G3956G5613G1565G2532G1096

Paul’s Charge to Timothy

10Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,G1161G4771G3877G3450G1319G72G4286G4102G3115G26G528111my persecutions and suffering the things that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.G1375G3804G3634G1096G3427G1722G490G1722G2430G1722G3082G3634G1375G5297G2532G1537G3956G2962G4506G316512Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.G1161G2532G3956G2309G2198G2153G1722G5547G2424G137713But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.G1161G4190G444G2532G1114G4298G1909G5501G4105G2532G410514But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it,G1161G3306G4771G1722G3739G3129G2532G4104G1492G3844G5101G312915and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.G2532G3754G575G1025G1492G2413G1121G3588G1410G4679G4571G4679G1519G4991G1223G4102G3588G1722G5547G242416All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,G3956G1124G2315G2532G5624G4314G1319G4314G1650G4314G1882G4314G3809G1722G134317so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.G2443G444G2316G5600G739G1822G4314G3956G18G2041