Perilous Times and Perilous Men

3 But know this, that ^(A)in the last days ^[a]perilous times will come: ² For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, ³ unloving, ^[b]unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, ^4 (B)traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, ^5 (C)having a form of godliness but ^(D)denying its power. And ^(E)from such people turn away!

¹² Yes, and ^(A)all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. ^13 (B)But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. ¹⁴ But you must ^(C)continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, ¹⁵ and that from childhood you have known ^(D)the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

^16 (E)All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, ^(F)and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for ^[a]instruction in righteousness, ^17 (G)that the man of God may be complete, ^(H)thoroughly equipped for every good work.