| Chapter
3 |
| 1 | This
know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. |
| 2 | For men shall be lovers of their own
selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents,
unthankful, unholy, |
| 3 |
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce,
despisers of those that are good, |
|
4 | Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers
of God; |
| 5 | Having a form
of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such 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, |
| 7 | 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. |
| 9 |
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all
men, as their's also was. |
| 10 |
But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith,
longsuffering, charity, 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. |
| 12 | Yea,
and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. |
| 13 | But evil men and seducers
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; |
| 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. |
| 16 | All scripture is given by inspiration
of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for
instruction in righteousness: |
| 17
| That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good
works. |
