^3:1 But know this, that grievous times will be present in the last days. ^3:2 For^* men will be lovers of themselves, money-lovers, braggarts, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ^3:3 cold-hearted, unappeasable, slanderers, with no self-control, untamed, not lovers of good, ^3:4 betrayers, rash, puffed up, loving sensual-delights rather than loving God, ^3:5 who have a form of devoutness, but have denied its power. And turn yourself away from these people. ^3:6 For^* out-of these people are the ones sneaking into houses and capturing the immature women, who have been piled up with sins and are led away in various lusts, ^3:7 always learning and never being able to come to a full knowledge of the truth. ^3:8 Now what was in the manner that Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses so also, are these standing against the truth, men who have been utterly corrupted in their mind, unapproved concerning the faith. ^3:9 But they will not be progressing upon more-than this. For^* their mindlessness will be obvious to all people, as the fate of them also became.

      ^3:10 But you have followed closely my teaching, lead, purpose, faith, patience, love^*, endurance, ^3:11 persecutions and sufferings, such-as happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I underwent many persecutions such-as these, and the Lord rescued me out-of all of them. ^3:12 But even all who wish to live devoutly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. ^3:13 But evil men and impostors will be progressing from bad over to worse, misleading and being misled. ^3:14 But you, abide in the things which you learned and were entrusted with, knowing from whom you learned them. ^3:15 And that from a baby, you know the sacred Scriptures which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith, the one which is in Christ Jesus.

      ^3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is profitable ^*for teaching, ^*for conviction, ^*for correction, ^*for education which is in righteousness, ^3:17 in-order-that the man of God may be equipped and has been utterly equipped for every good work.