3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.^{(A) 2} People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money,^(B) boastful, proud,^(C) abusive,^(D) disobedient to their parents,^(E) ungrateful, unholy, ³ without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, ⁴ treacherous,^(F) rash, conceited,^(G) lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— ⁵ having a form of godliness^(H) but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.^(I)

¹³ while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse,^(A) deceiving and being deceived.^{(B) 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,^{(C) 15} and how from infancy^(D) you have known the Holy Scriptures,^(E) which are able to make you wise^(F) for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All Scripture is God-breathed^(G) and is useful for teaching,^(H) rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,^{(I) 17} so that the servant of God^[a](J) may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.^(K)