Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible RHE
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Know also this, that in the last days shall come dangerous times.
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You must understand this, that in the last days distressing times will come.
2 Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,
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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 affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,
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inhuman, implacable, slanderers, profligates, brutes, haters of good,
4 Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure more than of God:
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treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
5 Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.
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holding to the outward form of godliness but denying its power. Avoid them!
6 For of these sort are they who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers 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 Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.
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who are always being instructed and can never arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith.
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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 shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was.
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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 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
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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, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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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 And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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Indeed, all who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error,
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But wicked people and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them:
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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 because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is 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, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice:
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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 That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to 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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