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| 1 | This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. | But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. |
| 2 | For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, | For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, |
| 3 | Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, | without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, |
| 4 | Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; | traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; |
| 5 | Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. | holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn away. |
| 6 | For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, | For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts, |
| 7 | Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. | ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. |
| 8 | Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. | And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth. Men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. |
| 9 | But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was. | But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be. |
| 10 | But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, | But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, |
| 11 | 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. | persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. |
| 12 | Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. | Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. |
| 13 | But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. | But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. |
| 14 | But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; | But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. |
| 15 | 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. | And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
| 16 | All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: | Every scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness. |
| 17 | That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. | That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work. |
