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2 Timothy 3

Know this too: in the last days perilous times will come. People will be lovers of themselves, money-hungry, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without self-control, fierce, and despisers of those who are good, treacherous, reckless, full

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Dangerous times

Know this too: in the last days perilous times will come. People will be lovers of themselves, money-hungry, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without self-control, fierce, and despisers of those who are good, treacherous, reckless, full of themselves, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God — looking religious on the outside while denying its power. Have nothing to do with people like that. These are the sort who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded down with sins and led away by all kinds of cravings — always learning, and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, these men stand against the truth: men with corrupted minds, who don't pass the test when it comes to the faith. But they won't get far. Their foolishness will be plain to everyone, as those two men's was.

Know this too, that in the last days dangerous times will come. Because men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, boasters, proud, insulters, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy. Without natural love, breakers of truces, false accusers, without self-control, fierce, haters of good. Traitors, headstrong, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from ones like that. Because of this sort are the ones who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different wants. Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now the way Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, that's how these stand against the truth too — men of corrupt minds, worthless about the faith. But they won't go far. Because their foolishness will be plain to all men, the way theirs was too.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

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Know this too: in the last days perilous times will come.

Plain English

Know this too, that in the last days dangerous times will come.

King James Version, 1611

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

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People will be lovers of themselves, money-hungry, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Plain English

Because men will be lovers of themselves, greedy, boasters, proud, insulters, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.

King James Version, 1611

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, without self-control, fierce, and despisers of those who are good,

Plain English

Without natural love, breakers of truces, false accusers, without self-control, fierce, haters of good.

King James Version, 1611

Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

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treacherous, reckless, full of themselves, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God —

Plain English

Traitors, headstrong, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God.

King James Version, 1611

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

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looking religious on the outside while denying its power. Have nothing to do with people like that.

Plain English

Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from ones like that.

King James Version, 1611

Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

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These are the sort who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded down with sins and led away by all kinds of cravings —

Plain English

Because of this sort are the ones who creep into houses and lead captive silly women loaded with sins, led away with different wants.

King James Version, 1611

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

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always learning, and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Plain English

Always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

King James Version, 1611

Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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Just as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, these men stand against the truth: men with corrupted minds, who don't pass the test when it comes to the faith.

Plain English

Now the way Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, that's how these stand against the truth too — men of corrupt minds, worthless about the faith.

King James Version, 1611

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

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But they won't get far. Their foolishness will be plain to everyone, as those two men's was.

Plain English

But they won't go far. Because their foolishness will be plain to all men, the way theirs was too.

King James Version, 1611

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

All scripture

But you have followed my teaching closely, and my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my staying power, and the persecutions and sufferings that came on me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra — the persecutions I put up with. And the Lord got me out of every one of them. And everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. But evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. But you — stick with what you have learned and become sure of, knowing who you learned it from, and how from the time you were a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for correction, for correction and for instruction in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

But you've fully known my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience. Chasings, sufferings, that came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra — what chasings I put up with. But out of them all the Lord rescued me. Yes, and everyone who wants to live godly in Christ Jesus will be chased. But evil men and pretenders will get worse and worse, taking in and being taken in. But you go on in the things you've learned and been sure of, knowing who you've learned them of. And that from a child you've known the holy scriptures, that are able to make you wise to salvation through faith that's in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by the breath of God and is profitable for teaching, for showing up wrong, for setting straight, for training in righteousness. So the man of God can be complete, thoroughly ready for all good works.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 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. Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 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. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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But you have followed my teaching closely, and my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my staying power,

Plain English

But you've fully known my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience.

King James Version, 1611

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

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and the persecutions and sufferings that came on me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra — the persecutions I put up with. And the Lord got me out of every one of them.

Plain English

Chasings, sufferings, that came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra — what chasings I put up with. But out of them all the Lord rescued me.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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And everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

Plain English

Yes, and everyone who wants to live godly in Christ Jesus will be chased.

King James Version, 1611

Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

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But evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

Plain English

But evil men and pretenders will get worse and worse, taking in and being taken in.

King James Version, 1611

But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

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But you — stick with what you have learned and become sure of, knowing who you learned it from,

Plain English

But you go on in the things you've learned and been sure of, knowing who you've learned them of.

King James Version, 1611

But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

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and how from the time you were a child you have known the holy scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

Plain English

And that from a child you've known the holy scriptures, that are able to make you wise to salvation through faith that's in Christ Jesus.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for teaching, for correction, for correction and for instruction in righteousness,

Plain English

All scripture is given by the breath of God and is profitable for teaching, for showing up wrong, for setting straight, for training in righteousness.

King James Version, 1611

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

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so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

Plain English

So the man of God can be complete, thoroughly ready for all good works.

King James Version, 1611

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.