1But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.[ † ]1 Timothy 4:12 Peter 3:31 John 2:18Jude 17, 18 2For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, 4traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,[ † ]2 Peter 2:10 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these![ † ]Titus 1:161 Timothy 5:8Matthew 23:32 Thessalonians 3:61 Timothy 6:5
6They 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,[ † ]Matthew 23:14Titus 1:11 7who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.[ † ]1 Timothy 2:4
8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.[ † ]Exodus 7:11-12, 22Exodus 8:7Exodus 9:111 Timothy 6:5Romans 1:28 9But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.[ † ]Exodus 7:11-12Exodus 8:18Exodus 9:11
10You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,[ † ]Philippians 2:20-221 Timothy 4:6 11my 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.[ † ]Acts 13:44-52Acts 14:1-6, 19Acts 14:8-20Psalms 34:19 12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,[ † ]Psalms 34:19 13while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.[ † ]2 Thessalonians 2:11
14But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.[ † ]2 Timothy 1:13Titus 1:9 15From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.[ † ]Psalms 119:97-104John 5:39 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,[ † ]2 Peter 1:20Romans 4:23Romans 15:4 17so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.[ † ]1 Timothy 6:112 Timothy 2:21Hebrews 13:21