But understand this - : In (the) last days terrible times will come.
For - men will be lovers of themselves , lovers of money , boastful , arrogant , abusive , disobedient to (their) parents , ungrateful , unholy ,
unloving , unforgiving , slanderous , without self-control , brutal , without love of good ,
traitorous , reckless , conceited , lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God ,
having a form of godliness but denying its - power. - Turn away from (such) as these !
- They are - vvv the kind who worm their way into - households and captivate vulnerable women (who are) weighed down with sins (and) led astray by various passions ,
(who are) always learning (but) never able to come to a knowledge of (the) tRuth -.
Just as ... ... Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses , so also these men oppose the tRuth -. They are depraved - in mind (and) disqualified from the faith.
But vvv they will not advance much further. For just like - (Jannes and Jambres) - , their - folly will be plain to everyone.
You , however , have observed my - teaching , (my) conduct , (my) purpose , (my) faith , (my) patience , (my) love , (my) perseverance ,
(my) persecutions , (and the) sufferings that came upon me in Antioch , - Iconium , (and) Lystra. What persecutions I endured ! Yet the Lord rescued me from all (of them).
- Indeed , all who desire to live godly (lives) in Christ Jesus will be persecuted ,
while evil men and imposters go (from bad) to - worse , deceiving and being deceived.
But (as for) you , continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed , since you know from whom you have learned (them).
- - From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures , which are able vvv to make you wise for salvation through faith - in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture (is) God-breathed and is useful for instruction , for conviction , for correction , (and) for training in - righteousness ,
so that the man - of God may be complete , fully equipped for every good work.