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1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of stress.
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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, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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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 inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, fierce, haters of good,
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3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
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4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God--
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5 holding the form of religion but denying the power of it. Avoid such people.
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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 among them are those who make their way into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and swayed by various impulses,
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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 who will listen to anybody and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
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7 always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.
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8 As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith;
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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 not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.
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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 Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
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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 persecutions, my sufferings, what befell me at Antioch, at Ico'nium, and at Lystra, what persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.
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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 Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
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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 while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived.
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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 as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it
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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 how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for 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 All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training 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 that the man of God may be complete, equipped 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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| Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
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