2 Timothy 3 — NETB

3Verse 1But understand this, that in the last days difficult times will come.^{Verse 2}For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,^{Verse 3}unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,^{Verse 4}treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.^{Verse 5}They will maintain the outward appearance of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.^{Verse 6}For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.^{Verse 7}Such women are always seeking instruction, yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.^{Verse 8}And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith – also oppose the truth.^{Verse 9}But they will not go much further, for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres.

Continue in What You Have Learned

^{Verse 10}You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,^{Verse 11}as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.^{Verse 12}Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.^{Verse 13}But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.^{Verse 14}You, however, must continue in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know who taught you^{Verse 15}and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.^{Verse 16}Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,^{Verse 17}that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.