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They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.

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without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good,

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18 They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.

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18 They said to you, “In the last times(A) there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”(B)

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31 They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.

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31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love,(A) no mercy.

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21 “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.

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21 “Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rebel against their parents(A) and have them put to death.(B)

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14 They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.

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14 With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce(A) the unstable;(B) they are experts in greed(C)—an accursed brood!(D)

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11 In the same way, their wives[a] must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:11 Or the women deacons. The Greek word can be translated women or wives.

11 In the same way, the women[a] are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers(A) but temperate(B) and trustworthy in everything.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 3:11 Possibly deacons’ wives or women who are deacons

The Temptation of Jesus

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.

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Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness(A)

Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a](B) by the devil.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.

23 “At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power.

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23 “In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise.

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I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.

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I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of God’s holy people,(A) the blood of those who bore testimony to Jesus.

When I saw her, I was greatly astonished.

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Since they shed the blood
    of your holy people and your prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
    It is their just reward.”

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for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(A)
    and you have given them blood to drink(B) as they deserve.”

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17 And no one could buy or sell anything without that mark, which was either the name of the beast or the number representing his name.

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17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark,(A) which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.(B)

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15 He was then permitted to give life to this statue so that it could speak. Then the statue of the beast commanded that anyone refusing to worship it must die.

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15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship(A) the image to be killed.(B)

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16 These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.

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16 These people are grumblers(A) and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires;(B) they boast(C) about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

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