1But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. 2For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, 4traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; 5holding a form of godliness, but having denied its power: from these also turn away. 6For of these are those who creep into houses, and take captive weak women laden with sins, led away by various lusts, 7ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 8And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. 9But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be evident to all men, as theirs also was. 10But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, 11persecutions, sufferings; what things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: and out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Messiah Yeshua shall suffer persecution. 13But evil men and impostors shall grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But abide in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing of whom you have learned them; 15and that from a babe you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith which is in Messiah Yeshua. 16Every scripture inspired by God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: 17that the man of God may be complete, furnished completely to every good work.