NASB — 2 Timothy 3 — KJV

“Difficult Times Will Come”

1 But realize° this°, that ain the last° days° difficult° times° will come°. 2 For men° will be alovers° of self°, blovers° of money°, cboastful°, carrogant°, drevilers°, cdisobedient° to parents°, eungrateful°, funholy°, 3 aunloving°, irreconcilable°, bmalicious° gossips°, without° self-control°, brutal°, Ichaters° of good°, 4 atreacherous°, breckless°, cconceited°, dlovers° of pleasure° rather° than° lovers° of God°, 5 holding° to a form° of Iagodliness°, although they have bdenied° its power°; cAvoid° such men as these°. 6 For among° them are those° who Iaenter° into households° and captivate° IIbweak° women° weighed° down° with sins°, led° on by cvarious° impulses°, 7 always° learning° and never° able° to acome° to the Iknowledge° of the truth°. 8 Just° as aJannes° and Jambres° bopposed° Moses°, so° these° [men] also° oppose° the truth°, cmen° of depraved° mind°, rejected° in regard° to the faith°. 9 But they will not make° further°° progress°; for their afolly° will be obvious° to all°, just° bas IJannes’s and Jambres’s folly° was also°.

[1] a1Ti 4:1
[2] aPhp 2:21 bLk 16:14; 1Ti 3:3; 6:10 cRo 1:30 d2P 2:10-12 eLk 6:35 f1Ti 1:9
[3] ILit not loving good aRo 1:31 b1Ti 3:11 cTit 1:8
[4] aAc 7:52 bAc 19:36 c1Ti 3:6 dPhp 3:19
[5] IOr religion a1Ti 4:7 b1Ti 5:8 cMt 7:15; 2Th 3:6
[6] IOr creep into IIOr idle aJde 4 b1Ti 5:6; Tit 3:3 cTit 3:3
[7] IOr recognition a2Ti 2:25
[8] aEx 7:11 bAc 13:8 c1Ti 6:5
[9] ILit that of those aLk 6:11 bEx 7:11, 12; 8:18; 9:11

10 ¶ Now you afollowed° my teaching°, conduct°, purpose°, faith°, patience°, blove°, Iperseverance°, 11 apersecutions°, [and] bsufferings°, such° as happened° to me at cAntioch°, at dIconium° [and] at eLystra°; what° fpersecutions° I endured°, and out of them all° gthe Lord° rescued° me! 12 Indeed°, all° who desire° to live° godly° in Christ° Jesus° awill be persecuted°. 13 But evil° men° and impostors° awill proceed° [from bad] to worse°, bdeceiving° and being deceived°. 14 You, however°, acontinue° in the things° you have learned° and become convinced° of, knowing° from whom° you have learned° [them], 15 and that afrom childhood° you have known° bthe sacred° writings° which are able° to cgive° you the wisdom° that leads° to dsalvation° through° faith° which is in eChrist° Jesus°. 16 aAll° Scripture° is Iinspired° by God° and profitable° for teaching°, for reproof°, for correction°, for IItraining° in righteousness°; 17 so° that athe man° of God° may be adequate°, bequipped° for every° good° work°.

[10] IOr steadfastness aPhp 2:20, 22; 1Ti 4:6 b1Ti 6:11
[11] a2Co 12:10 b2Co 1:5, 7 cAc 13:14, 45, 50 dAc 14:1-7, 19 eAc 14:8-20 f2Co 11:23-27 gRo 15:31
[12] aJn 15:20; Ac 14:22; 2Co 4:9f
[13] a2Ti 2:16 bTit 3:3
[14] a2Ti 1:13; Tit 1:9
[15] a2Ti 1:5 bJn 5:47; Ro 2:27 cPs 119:98f d1Co 1:21 e2Ti 1:1
[16] ILit God-breathed IILit training which is in aRo 4:23f; 15:4; 2P 1:20f
[17] a1Ti 6:11 b2Ti 2:21; He 13:21


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He advertiseth him of the times to come,

1 ¶ Thisº knowºª also,º thatº inº the lastº daysº perilousº timesº shall come.ºª 2 Forº menº shall beºª lovers of their own selves,º covetous,º boasters,º proud,º blasphemers,º disobedientº to parents,º unthankful,º unholy,º 3 Without natural affection,º trucebreakers,º false accusers,º incontinent,º fierce,º despisers of those that are good,º 4 Traitors,º heady,º highminded,ºª lovers of pleasuresº moreº thanº lovers of God;º 5 Havingºª a formº of godliness,º butº denyingºª the² powerº thereof:º from¹ such¹ turn away.ºª²

[1] Gn 49:1; Is 2:2; Jr 48:47; 49:39; Ezk 38:16; Dn 7:8, 20; 8:8; 10:14; 11:36; 12:1, 7, 11; Ho 3:5; Mi 4:1; 2Th 2:3; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 4:3; 2P 3:3; 1Jn 2:18; Jde 1:17; Rv 8:1.
[2] Ps 10:3; 49:6; 52:1; Pv 6:17; Is 10:15; Dn 7:25; 11:36; Mt 15:6; Mk 7:11; Lk 12:15; Ac 5:36; Ro 1:29, 30; 11:18; 15:1; 2Co 5:15; Php 2:21; Col 3:5; 2Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:20; 6:4; 2Ti 3:4; Jm 2:8; 4:6, 16; 1P 5:5; 2P 2:3, 12, 14, 18; Jde 1:10, 11, 16; Rv 13:1, 5; 16:9, 11, 21; 18:12.
[3] Gn 49:7; 2S 21:1; Ps 15:4; 22:6; Is 53:3; 60:14; Ezk 17:15; Dn 8:23; Mt 4:1; 10:21; Lk 10:16; 16:14; Jn 6:70; Ro 1:31; 1Co 7:5, 9; 1Th 4:8; 1Ti 3:11; Tit 2:3; Jm 2:6; 2P 2:14, 19; 3:3; Jde 1:16, 18; Rv 13:15, 17; 16:6; 17:6.
[4] Ro 11:20; 16:18; Php 3:18; 1Ti 5:6; 6:17; 2P 2:10, 13, 15; Jde 1:4, 8, 19.
[5] Is 29:13; 48:1; 58:1; Ezk 33:30; Mt 7:15; 23:27; Ro 2:20; 16:17; Ep 4:14; 2Th 3:6, 14; 1Ti 5:8; 6:5; 2Ti 2:16, 23; Tit 1:16; 3:10; 2Jn 1:10.

describeth the enemies of the truth,

6 Forº ofº this sortº are² they¹ª which creepºª intoº houses,º andº lead captiveºª silly womenº ladenºª with sins,º led awayºª with diversº lusts,º 7 Everº learning,ºª andº neverº ableºª to comeºª toº the knowledgeº of the truth.º 8 ¹ Nowº asº² Jannesº andº Jambresº withstoodºª Moses,º soº do¹ª theseº alsoº resistºª the² truth:º menº of corruptºª minds,º reprobateº concerningº the² faith.º 9 Butº they shall proceedºª noº further:ºº forº theirº follyº shall beºª manifestº unto allº [men], asº theirsº alsoº was.ºª

[6] Ps 38:4; Is 1:4; Mt 11:28; 23:14; Mk 4:19; 1Co 12:2; 1Ti 6:9; Tit 1:11; 3:3; 2P 2:18; 3:17; Jde 1:4, 16, 18.
[7] Dt 29:4; Pv 14:6; Is 30:10; Ezk 14:4; Mt 13:11; Jn 3:20; 5:44; 12:42; 1Co 3:1; Ep 4:14; 1Ti 2:4; 2Ti 2:25; 4:3; He 5:11.
[8] Ex 7:11, 22; 8:7, 18; 1K 22:22; Jr 28:1; Ac 8:21; 13:8; 15:24; Ro 1:28; 16:18; 2Co 11:13; 13:5; Ga 1:7; 2:4; Ep 4:14; 2Th 2:9; 1Ti 1:19; 4:2; 6:5; 2Ti 4:15; Tit 1:10, 16; 2P 2:1, 14; 1Jn 2:18; 4:1; Jde 1:18; Rv 2:6, 14, 20.
[9] Ex 7:12; 8:18; 9:11; 1K 22:25; Ps 76:10; Jr 28:15; 29:21, 31; 37:19; Ac 13:11; 19:15; 2Ti 3:8.

propoundeth unto him his own example,

10 Butº thouº hast fully knownºª my¹² doctrine,º manner of life,º purpose,º faith,º longsuffering,º charity,º patience,º 11 Persecutions,º afflictions,º whichº cameºª unto meº atº Antioch,º atº Iconium,º atº Lystra;º whatº persecutionsº I endured:ºª butº out ofº [them] allº the² Lordº deliveredºª me.º 12 Yea,º andº allº that willºª liveºª godlyº inº Christº Jesusº shall suffer persecution.ºª 13 Butº evilº menº andº seducersº shall wax¹ª worse and worse,ºº² deceiving,ºª andº being deceived.ºª 14 Butº continueºª thouº inº the things whichº thou hast learnedºª andº hast been assured of,ºª knowingºª ofº whomº thou hast learnedºª [them]; 15 Andº thatº fromº a childº thou hast knownºª the² holyº scriptures,º which¹ are ableºª to make¹ª thee¹ wiseºª² untoº salvationº throughº faithº whichº is inº Christº Jesus.º

[10] Dn 1:8; Lk 1:3; Ac 2:42; 11:23; 20:18; 26:4; Ro 16:17; 2Co 1:17; 6:4; Ep 4:14; Php 2:22; 1Th 1:5; 1Ti 1:3; 4:6, 12; 6:11; 2Ti 2:22; 3:16; 4:3; Tit 2:7; He 13:9; 2P 1:5; 3:11; 2Jn 1:9.
[11] Gn 48:16; 2S 22:1, 49; Jb 5:19; Ps 34:19; 37:40; 91:2, 14; Is 41:10, 14; 43:2; Jr 1:19; Dn 6:27; Ac 9:16, 23; 13:45, 50; 14:2, 5, 19; 20:19, 23; 21:32; 23:10, 12; 25:3; 26:17, 22; Ro 8:35; 1Co 4:9; 2Co 1:8, 10; 4:8; 11:23; 2Ti 4:7, 17; He 10:33; 2P 2:9.
[12] Jsh 17:14; Ps 37:12; Mt 5:10; 10:22; 16:24; 23:34; Mk 10:30; Lk 14:26; Jn 15:19; 16:2, 33; 17:14; Ac 14:22; 1Co 15:19; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 3:3; 1Ti 2:2; 3:16; 6:3; Tit 1:1; 2:12; He 11:32; 1P 2:20; 3:14; 4:12; 5:9; 2P 3:11; Rv 1:9; 7:14; 12:4, 7.
[13] Jb 12:16; Is 44:20; Ezk 14:9; 2Th 2:6, 11; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 2:16; 3:8; 2P 2:20; 3:3; Rv 12:9; 13:14; 18:23.
[14] Ac 17:31; Ro 14:5; Col 2:2; 1Th 1:5; 2:13; 1Ti 4:16; 2Ti 1:13; 2:2; 3:15; He 6:11; 10:22.
[15] 1S 2:18; 2Ch 34:3; Ps 19:7; 71:17; Pv 8:17; 22:6; Ec 12:1; Dn 10:21; Mt 22:29; Lk 1:15; 2:40; 24:27, 32, 45; Jn 5:39; Ac 10:43; 13:29, 38; 17:2; Ro 1:2; 16:26; 1Co 15:3; 2Ti 1:5; 1P 1:10; 2P 1:20; 3:16; 1Jn 5:11; Rv 19:10.

and commendeth the holy Scriptures.

16 Allº scriptureº [is] given by inspiration of God,º andº [is] profitableº forº doctrine,º forº reproof,º forº correction,º forº instructionº inº righteousness:º 17 Thatº the² manº of Godº may beºª perfect,º throughly furnishedºª untoº allº goodº works.º

[16] Dt 4:36; 2S 23:2; Ne 9:20; Ps 19:7; 119:9, 11, 97, 130; Pv 6:23; 15:10, 31; Mi 2:7; Mt 13:52; 21:42; 22:31, 43; 26:54, 56; Mk 12:24, 36; Jn 3:20; 10:35; Ac 1:16; 18:25; 20:20, 27; 28:25; Ro 2:20; 3:2; 15:4; 1Co 12:7; Ga 3:8; Ep 4:11; 5:11; 2Ti 2:25; 3:10; 4:2; He 3:7; 4:12; 11:1; 2P 1:19.
[17] Ne 2:18; Ps 119:98; Ac 9:36; 2Co 9:8; Ep 2:10; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:21; Tit 2:14; 3:1; He 10:24.


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