Bible Time

¹KNOW this, that in the last days disastrous times will come. ²And men will be lovers of themselves and lovers of money, proud, conceited, blasphemers, disobedient to their own people, ungrateful, wicked, ³False accusers, addicts to lust, brutal, haters of good things, ⁴Traitors, hasty, boasters, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; ⁵Having a form of godliness, but far from the power of God; from such turn away. ⁶For of this sort are those who creep into houses and captivate women sunken in sin, led away with diverse lusts, ⁷Ever striving to learn, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸Now just as Jannes and Jambres stood up against Moses, so also do these resist the truth, men of corrupt minds and far off from the faith. ⁹But they will not progress, for their folly is well known to every man, even as that of the others also was.

¹⁰But you have been a follower of my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, patience, charity, love, steadfastness, ¹¹Persecution, and sorrows; you know the things which I endured at Antioch and at Iconium and at Lystra; how I was persecuted, yet from all these my Lord delivered me. ¹²Likewise, all those who wish to live a godly life in Jesus Messiah will suffer persecution. ¹³But bad and deceptive men will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. ¹⁴But hold fast to the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, ¹⁵And knowing that you have learned from your childhood the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith in Jesus Messiah. ¹⁶All scripture written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness; ¹⁷So that God's people may become complete, thoroughly perfected for every good work.