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2 Timothy  


3 : 1 But understand this, thatin the last days there will come times of difficulty.
3 : 2 For people will belovers of self,lovers of money,proud,arrogant, abusive,disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 : 3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal,not loving good,
3 : 4 treacherous, reckless,swollen with conceit,lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
3 : 5 having the appearance of godliness, butdenying its power.Avoid such people.
3 : 6 For among them arethose who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
3 : 7 always learning and never able toarrive at a knowledge of the truth.
3 : 8 Just asJannes and Jambresopposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth,men corrupted in mind anddisqualified regarding the faith.
3 : 9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all,as was that of those two men.
3 : 10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
3 : 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to meat Antioch,at Iconium, andat Lystra&emdash;which persecutions I endured; yetfrom them allthe Lord rescued me.
3 : 12 Indeed, all who desire tolive a godly life in Christ Jesuswill be persecuted,
3 : 13 whileevil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving andbeing deceived.
3 : 14 But as for you,continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whomyou learned it
3 : 15 and howfrom childhood you have been acquainted withthe sacred writings,which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
3 : 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
3 : 17 thatthe man of Godmay be complete,equippedfor every good work.