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1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.
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You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come.
2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,
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inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,
4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—
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treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
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holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires,
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For 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,
7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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who are always being instructed and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected.
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As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people, of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith, also oppose the truth.
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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But they will not make much progress, because, as in the case of those two men, their folly will become plain to everyone.
10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
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Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
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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my persecutions, and my 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.
12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
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Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.
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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But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it,
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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and how from childhood you have known the sacred writings that are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
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All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.
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