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| 1. | But know this, that in the last days, grievous times will come. | But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come. | This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. | ||
| 2. | For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, | 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, | For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, | ||
| 3. | without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, | Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good, | Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, | ||
| 4. | traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; | False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God; | Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; | ||
| 5. | holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also. | Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these. | Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. | ||
| 6. | For some of these are people who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts, | 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, | For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, | ||
| 7. | always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. | Ever learning, and never coming to the knowledge of what is true. | Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. | ||
| 8. | Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth; men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith, are rejected. | 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. | Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. | ||
| 9. | But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be. | But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end. | But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. | ||
| 10. | But you did follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness, | But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble; | But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, | ||
| 11. | persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me. | 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. | 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. | ||
| 12. | Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. | Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked. | Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. | ||
| 13. | But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. | Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit. | But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. | ||
| 14. | But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. | 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; | But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; | ||
| 15. | From infancy, you have known the holy Scriptures which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus. | 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. | 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. | ||
| 16. | Every Scripture is God-breathed and{or, Every writing inspired by God is} profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, | Every holy Writing which comes from God is of profit for teaching, for training, for guiding, for education in righteousness: | All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: | ||
| 17. | that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. | So that the man of God may be complete, trained and made ready for every good work. | That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. | ||