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Ang mga Huling Araw

Tandaan mo ito: Magiging mahirap ang mga huling araw, dahil magiging makasarili ang mga tao, sakim sa salapi, mayabang, mapagmataas, mapang-insulto, masuwayin sa magulang, walang utang na loob, at hindi makadios. Ayaw nilang makipagkasundo sa kaaway nila, malupit, walang awa, mapanira sa kapwa, walang pagpipigil sa sarili, at galit sa anumang mabuti. Hindi lang iyan, mga taksil sila, mapusok, mapagmataas, mahilig sa kalayawan sa halip na maibigin sa Dios. Ipinapakita nilang makadios sila pero hindi naman nakikita ang kapangyarihan nito sa buhay nila. Iwasan mo ang mga taong ganito. May ilan sa kanilang gumagawa ng paraan para makapasok sa mga tahanan at manloko ng mga babaeng mahihina ang loob, na lulong na sa kasalanan at alipin ng sari-saring pagnanasa. Nais laging matuto ng mga babaeng ito, pero hindi nila mauunawaan ang katotohanan kailanman. Ang pagkontra sa katotohanan ng mga lalaking nangangaral sa kanila ay gaya ng pagkontra nina Jannes at Jambres kay Moises. Hindi matino ang pag-iisip nila, at ang sinasabi nilang pananampalataya ay walang kabuluhan. Pero hindi rin magpapatuloy ang ginagawa nila dahil mahahalata ng lahat ang kahangalan nila, gaya ng nangyari kina Jannes at Jambres.

Mga Bilin

10 Ngunit ikaw, Timoteo, alam mo lahat ang itinuturo mo, ang aking pamumuhay, layunin, pananampalataya, pagtitiyaga, pag-ibig at pagtitiis. 11 Alam mo rin ang mga dinanas kong pag-uusig at paghihirap, katulad ng nangyari sa akin sa Antioc, Iconium at Lystra. Ngunit iniligtas ako ng Panginoon sa lahat ng mga iyon. 12 Ang totoo, lahat ng nagnanais mamuhay nang matuwid bilang tagasunod ni Cristo Jesus ay daranas ng pag-uusig. 13 Ang masasama at manlilinlang namaʼy lalo pang sasama at patuloy na manlilinlang. Maging sila mismoʼy malilinlang. 14 Ngunit ikaw, magpatuloy ka sa mga bagay na natutunan mo at pinanaligan, dahil alam mo kung kanino mo ito natutunan. 15 Mula pa sa pagkabata, alam mo na ang Banal na Kasulatan, na nakapagbibigay sa iyo ng karunungan tungo sa kaligtasan sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya kay Cristo Jesus. 16 Lahat ng Kasulatan ay isinulat sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Dios, at mapapakinabangan sa pagtuturo ng katotohanan, pagsasaway, pagtutuwid, at sa pagsasanay sa matuwid na pamumuhay, 17 para maging handa sa lahat ng mabubuting gawa ang naglilingkod sa Dios.

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.(A) People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,(B) boastful, proud,(C) abusive,(D) disobedient to their parents,(E) ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous,(F) rash, conceited,(G) lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness(H) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.(I)

They are the kind who worm their way(J) into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.(K) Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses,(L) so also these teachers oppose(M) the truth. They are men of depraved minds,(N) who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men,(O) their folly will be clear to everyone.

A Final Charge to Timothy

10 You, however, know all about my teaching,(P) my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch,(Q) Iconium(R) and Lystra,(S) the persecutions I endured.(T) Yet the Lord rescued(U) me from all of them.(V) 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,(W) 13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,(X) deceiving and being deceived.(Y) 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it,(Z) 15 and how from infancy(AA) you have known the Holy Scriptures,(AB) which are able to make you wise(AC) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed(AD) and is useful for teaching,(AE) rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,(AF) 17 so that the servant of God[a](AG) may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.(AH)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 3:17 Or that you, a man of God,

Godlessness in the Last Days

But understand this, that (A)in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be (B)lovers of self, (C)lovers of money, (D)proud, (E)arrogant, abusive, (F)disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, (G)heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, (H)not loving good, treacherous, reckless, (I)swollen with conceit, (J)lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but (K)denying its power. (L)Avoid such people. For among them are (M)those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to (N)arrive at a knowledge of the truth. Just as (O)Jannes and Jambres (P)opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, (Q)men corrupted in mind and (R)disqualified regarding the faith. But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, (S)as was that of those two men.

All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God

10 (T)You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me (U)at Antioch, (V)at Iconium, and (W)at Lystra—which persecutions I endured; yet (X)from them all (Y)the Lord rescued me. 12 Indeed, all who desire to (Z)live a godly life in Christ Jesus (AA)will be persecuted, 13 while (AB)evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and (AC)being deceived. 14 But as for you, (AD)continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom[a] you learned it 15 and how (AE)from childhood you have been acquainted with (AF)the sacred writings, (AG)which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 (AH)All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that (AI)the man of God[b] may be complete, (AJ)equipped (AK)for every good work.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Timothy 3:14 The Greek for whom is plural
  2. 2 Timothy 3:17 That is, a messenger of God (the phrase echoes a common Old Testament expression)