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Posljednji dani

Zapamti ovo! U posljednje će dane nastupiti teška vremena. Ljudi će biti sebični, pohlepni, hvalisavi, oholi, bogohulnici, neposlušni roditeljima, nezahvalni, bezbožnici. Bit će bez ljubavi, nepomirljivi, ogovarači, bez vlasti nad sobom, okrutni, protivnici dobra. Bit će izdajice, naprasiti, napuhani i više će voljeti užitak nego Boga. Pretvarat će se da štuju Boga, ali neće dopuštati da ih njegova snaga promijeni. Kloni se takvih ljudi! To ti govorim zato što se neki od njih uvlače u kuće i pridobivaju slabe ženice, opterećene grijesima, vođene svim vrstama požude. One neprekidno uče, ali nikada ne dolaze do pune spoznaje istine. Kao što su se Janes i Jambres[a] usprotivili Mojsiju, tako se i ti ljudi protive istini. Njihovi su umovi iskvareni i nikako ne dolaze do spoznaje istine. Ali oni neće daleko dospjeti jer će se njihova ludost jasno vidjeti, kao što se jasno pokazala i Janesova i Jambresova ludost.

Završne upute

10 Što se tebe tiče, ti me slijediš u mom učenju, načinu života, cilju, vjeri, strpljivosti, ljubavi, ustrajnosti. 11 Ti vjerno pratiš moje progone i moja trpljenja. Znaš što mi se dogodilo u Antiohiji, Ikoniju i Listri, kakve sam progone trpio. Ali Gospodin me iz svega izbavio. 12 Zapravo, svi koji žele živjeti u Isusu Kristu onako kako to Bog želi, bit će progonjeni. 13 Zli će ljudi i varalice postajati sve gori i gori. Oni će varati druge, ali će prevariti i sami sebe. 14 No, ti ustraj u onome što si naučio i u što si se uvjerio! Znaš da možeš vjerovati onima od kojih si učio. 15 Znao si Sveta pisma još kao dijete. Ona ti mogu pružiti mudrost koja vodi do spasenja po vjeri u Isusa Krista. 16 Svako je Sveto pismo nadahnuto od Boga i korisno za poučavanje, za upozoravanje na grijeh, za ispravljanje pogrešaka i za pouku o tome kako ispravno živjeti, 17 kako bi Božji čovjek bio potpun i opremljen za svako dobro djelo.

Footnotes

  1. 3,8 Janes i Jambres Vjerojatno dva vrača koja su se suprotstavila Mojsiju na faraonovom dvoru. Vidi Izl 7,11-12.22.

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)