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1 But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.
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1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
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2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,
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2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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3 Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,
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3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
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4 False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;
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4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God--
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5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.
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5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them.
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6 For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,
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6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over weak-willed women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
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7 Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true.
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7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
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8 And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.
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8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth--men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
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9 But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.
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9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
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10 But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;
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10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
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11 My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.
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11 persecutions, sufferings--what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
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12 Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.
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12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
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13 Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.
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13 while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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14 But see that you keep to the teaching you have been given and the things of which you are certain, conscious of who has been your teacher;
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14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,
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15 And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.
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15 and how from infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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16 Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness:
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16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
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17 So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work.
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17 so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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