31And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,+2for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,+3without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,+4traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,+5having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,+6for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,+7always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,+8and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;+9but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.+
10And thou--thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,+11the persecutions, the afflictions, that befell me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,+12and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,+13and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.+14And thou--be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,+15and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise--to salvation, through faith that is in Christ Jesus;+16every Writing is God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that is in righteousness,+17that the man of God may be fitted--for every good work having been completed.+
Young's Literal Translation
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