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Godlessness in the Last Days

¹ But understand this, that ^(a)in the last days there will come times of difficulty. ² For people will be ^(b)lovers of self, ^(c)lovers of money, ^(d)proud, ^(e)arrogant, abusive, ^(f)disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, ^3 (g)heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, ^(h)not loving good, ⁴ treacherous, reckless, ⁽ⁱ⁾swollen with conceit, ^(j)lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ⁵ having the appearance of godliness, but ^(k)denying its power. ^(l)Avoid such people. ⁶ For among them are ^(m)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, ⁷ always learning and never able to ⁽ⁿ⁾arrive at a knowledge of the truth. ⁸ Just as ^(o)Jannes and Jambres ^(p)opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, ^(q)men corrupted in mind and ^(r)disqualified regarding the faith. ⁹ But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, ^(s)as was that of those two men.

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

^10 (t)You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, ¹¹ my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me ^(u)at Antioch, ^(v)at Iconium, and ^(w)at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet ^(x)from them all ^(y)the Lord rescued me. ¹² Indeed, all who desire to ^(z)live a godly life in Christ Jesus ^(aa)will be persecuted, ¹³ while ^(ab)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and ^(ac)being deceived. ¹⁴ But as for you, ^(ad)continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom^[a] you learned it ¹⁵ and how ^(ae)from childhood you have been acquainted with ^(af)the sacred writings, ^(ag)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ^16 (ah)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, ¹⁷ that ^(ai)the man of God^[b] may be complete, ^(aj)equipped ^(ak)for every good work.