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But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come,
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for people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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hardhearted, irreconcilable, slanderous, without self-control, savage, with no interest for what is good,
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traitors, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God,
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maintaining a form of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid these people.
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For from these are those who slip into houses and captivate foolish women loaded down with sins, led by various kinds of desires,
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always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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And just as ^[Literally “in the manner in which”] Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these oppose the truth, people corrupted in mind, disqualified concerning the faith.
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But they will not progress to a greater extent, for their folly will be quite evident to everyone, as also the folly of those two was.
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But you have faithfully followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
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persecutions, and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra, what sort of persecutions I endured, and the Lord delivered me from all of them.
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And indeed, all those who want to live in a godly manner in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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But evil people and imposters will progress to the worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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But you continue in the things which you have learned and are convinced of, because you ^[Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal] know from whom you learned them,
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and that from childhood you have known the holy writings that are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,
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in order that the person of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.