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2 Timothy 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Timothy 3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Difficult Times Ahead
3 But know this: Difficult times will come in the last days.(A) 2 For people will be lovers of self,(B) lovers of money,(C) boastful, proud,(D) blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,(E) 3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers,(F) without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,(G) 4 traitors,(H) reckless,(I) conceited,(J) lovers of pleasure(K) rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to the form of godliness but denying its power.(L) Avoid these people!(M)
6 For among them are those who worm their way into households and capture idle women burdened down with sins, led along by a variety of passions,(N) 7 always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.(O) 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres(P) resisted Moses,(Q) so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind,(R) worthless(S) in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs[a] was also.
Struggles in the Christian Life
10 But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose,(T) faith, patience, love,(U) and endurance, 11 along with the persecutions and sufferings(V) that came to me in Antioch,(W) Iconium,(X) and Lystra.(Y) What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all. 12 In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.(Z) 13 Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving(AA) and being deceived. 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,(AB) 15 and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures,(AC) which are able to give you wisdom for salvation(AD) through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is inspired by God[b](AE) and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.(AF)
Footnotes
- 2 Timothy 3:9 = Jannes and Jambres
- 2 Timothy 3:16 Lit breathed out by God; the Scripture is the product of God’s Spirit working through men; 2Pt 1:20-21.
2 Timothy 3
Names of God Bible
2 Timothy 3
Names of God Bible
Watch Out for Sinful People
3 You must understand this: In the last days there will be violent periods of time. 2 People will be selfish and love money. They will brag, be arrogant, and use abusive language. They will curse their parents, show no gratitude, have no respect for what is holy, 3 and lack normal affection for their families. They will refuse to make peace with anyone. They will be slanderous, lack self-control, be brutal, and have no love for what is good. 4 They will be traitors. They will be reckless and conceited. They will love pleasure rather than God. 5 They will appear to have a godly life, but they will not let its power change them. Stay away from such people.
6 Some of these men go into homes and mislead weak-minded women who are burdened with sins and led by all kinds of desires. 7 These women are always studying but are never able to recognize the truth.
8 As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men oppose the truth. Their minds are corrupt, and the faith they teach is counterfeit. 9 Certainly, they won’t get very far. Like the stupidity of Jannes and Jambres, their stupidity will be plain to everyone.
Teach the Truth
10 But you know all about my teachings, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, and my endurance. 11 You also know about the kind of persecutions and sufferings which happened to me in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions, and the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 Those who try to live a godly life because they believe in Christ Yeshua will be persecuted. 13 But evil people and phony preachers will go from bad to worse as they mislead people and are themselves misled.
14 However, continue in what you have learned and found to be true. You know who your teachers were. 15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures. They have the power to give you wisdom so that you can be saved through faith in Christ Yeshua. 16 Every Scripture passage is inspired by God. All of them are useful for teaching, pointing out errors, correcting people, and training them for a life that has God’s approval. 17 They equip God’s servants so that they are completely prepared to do good things.
2 Timoteo 3
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
2 Timoteo 3
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Fare attenzione ai pericoli degli ultimi tempi
3 Devi anche sapere che negli ultimi tempi verranno momenti difficili. 2 Gli uomini saranno egoisti, amanti del denaro, vanitosi, orgogliosi, bestemmiatori, ribelli ai genitori, ingrati, senza religione, 3 senza amore, sleali, maldicenti, intemperanti, intrattabili, nemici del bene, 4 traditori, sfrontati, accecati dall'orgoglio, attaccati ai piaceri più che a Dio, 5 con la parvenza della pietà, mentre ne hanno rinnegata la forza interiore. Guardati bene da costoro! 6 Al loro numero appartengono certi tali che entrano nelle case e accalappiano donnicciole cariche di peccati, mosse da passioni di ogni genere, 7 che stanno sempre lì ad imparare, senza riuscire mai a giungere alla conoscenza della verità. 8 Sull'esempio di Iannes e di Iambres che si opposero a Mosè, anche costoro si oppongono alla verità: uomini dalla mente corrotta e riprovati in materia di fede. 9 Costoro però non progrediranno oltre, perché la loro stoltezza sarà manifestata a tutti, come avvenne per quelli.
10 Tu invece mi hai seguito da vicino nell'insegnamento, nella condotta, nei propositi, nella fede, nella magnanimità, nell'amore del prossimo, nella pazienza, 11 nelle persecuzioni, nelle sofferenze, come quelle che incontrai ad Antiochia, a Icònio e a Listri. Tu sai bene quali persecuzioni ho sofferto. Eppure il Signore mi ha liberato da tutte. 12 Del resto, tutti quelli che vogliono vivere piamente in Cristo Gesù saranno perseguitati. 13 Ma i malvagi e gli impostori andranno sempre di male in peggio, ingannatori e ingannati nello stesso tempo. 14 Tu però rimani saldo in quello che hai imparato e di cui sei convinto, sapendo da chi l'hai appreso 15 e che fin dall'infanzia conosci le sacre Scritture: queste possono istruirti per la salvezza, che si ottiene per mezzo della fede in Cristo Gesù. 16 Tutta la Scrittura infatti è ispirata da Dio e utile per insegnare, convincere, correggere e formare alla giustizia, perché l'uomo di Dio sia completo e ben preparato per ogni opera buona.
2 Timothy 3
New International Version
2 Timothy 3
New International Version
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)
6 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, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.(K) 8 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. 9 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
- 2 Timothy 3:17 Or that you, a man of God,
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