[1] But know thou this thing, that in the last days perilous times shall nigh, (But know this, that in the Last Days perilous times shall approach,)
[2] and men shall be loving themselves, covetous, high of bearing, proud, blasphemers, not obedient to (their) father and mother, unkind, cursed,
[3] without affection, [or good will], without peace, false blamers [or false challengers], uncontinent, [or unchaste], unmild, without benignity,
[4] traitors, over-thwart [or froward], swollen [or blown] with proud thoughts, blind, lovers of lusts more than of God,
[5] having the likeness of piety, but denying the virtue of it (or but denying its power). And eschew thou (or shun) these men.
[6] Of these they be that pierce houses, and lead women captives [or and lead little women captive], charged (or burdened) with sins, which be led with diverse desires,
[7] (for)evermore learning, and never perfectly coming to the science, [or to the cunning], (or to the knowing), of truth. (always learning, and never perfectly coming to the knowledge of the truth.)
[8] And as Jannes and Jambres against-stood Moses, so these against-stand the truth, men corrupt in understanding [or in soul], reproved about the faith.
[9] But further they shall not profit, for the unwisdom of them shall be known to all men, as theirs was.
[10] But thou hast gotten my teaching [or my doctrine], (or But thou hast received my teaching), ordinance, purposing [or purpose], faith, long abiding, love, patience,
[11] persecutions, passions, which were made to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, what manner persecutions I suffered, and the Lord hath delivered me of all (or but the Lord hath delivered me from all of them).
[12] And all men that will live faithfully [or piously] in Christ Jesus, shall suffer persecution. (And all who will live faithfully, or piously, in the Messiah Jesus, shall suffer persecution.)
[13] But evil men and deceivers shall increase into worse, erring [themselves], and sending [others] into error.
[14] But dwell thou in these things that thou hast learned, and that be betaken to thee, witting of whom thou hast learned (them); (But remain thou in these things that thou hast learned, and that be delivered to thee, knowing from whom thou hast learned them;)
[15] for thou hast known holy letters from thy youth, which may learn thee [or which may inform thee] to health, by (the) faith that is in Christ Jesus. (for thou hast known the holy Scriptures from thy youth, which can lead thee to salvation, through faith that is in the Messiah Jesus.)
[16] For all scripture inspired of God is profitable to teach, to reprove, to chastise, [for] to learn in rightwiseness,
[17] (so) that the man of God be perfect, learned to (do) all good work(s).