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1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
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Moreover, understand this: in the acharit-hayamim will come trying times.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
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People will be self-loving, money-loving, proud, arrogant, insulting, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
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heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, uncontrolled, brutal, hateful of good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
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traitorous, headstrong, swollen with conceit, loving pleasure rather than God,
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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as they retain the outer form of religion but deny its power. Stay away from these people!
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
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For some of them worm their way into homes and get control of weak-willed women who are heaped with sins and swayed by various impulses,
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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who are always learning but never able to come to full knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
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In the same way as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moshe, so also these people oppose the truth. They are people with corrupted minds, whose trust cannot pass the test.
9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
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However, they won't get very far; because everyone will see how stupid they are, just as happened with those two.
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
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But you, you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose in life, trust, steadfastness, love and perseverance -
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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as well as the persecutions and sufferings that came my way in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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And indeed, all who want to live a godly life united with the Messiah Yeshua will be persecuted,
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
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while evil people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
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But you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, recalling the people from whom you learned it;
15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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and recalling too how from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which can give you the wisdom that leads to deliverance through trusting in Yeshua the Messiah.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching the truth, convicting of sin, correcting faults and training in right living;
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
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thus anyone who belongs to God may be fully equipped for every good work.
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Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.