[1] But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
[2] For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
[3] unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,
[4] traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
[5] having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
[6] They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,
[7] who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
[8] Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
[9] But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.
[10] You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,
[11] 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.
[12] Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
[13] while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
[14] But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.
[15] From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
[16] All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
[17] so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.