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1. But know this: difficult times will come in the last days.
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1. This G5124 know G1097 also G1161 , that G3754 in G1722 the last G2078 days G2250 perilous G5467 times G2540 shall come G1764 .
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2. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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2. For G1063 men G444 shall be G2071 lovers of their own selves G5367 , covetous G5366 , boasters G213 , proud G5244 , blasphemers G989 , disobedient G545 to parents G1118 , unthankful G884 , unholy G462 ,
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3. unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,
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3. Without natural affection G794 , trucebreakers G786 , false accusers G1228 , incontinent G193 , fierce G434 , despisers of those that are good G865 ,
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4. traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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4. Traitors G4273 , heady G4312 , highminded G5187 , lovers of pleasures G5369 more G3123 than G2228 lovers of God G5377 ;
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5. holding to the form of religion but denying its power. Avoid these people!
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5. Having G2192 a form G3446 of godliness G2150 , but G1161 denying G720 the G3588 power G1411 thereof G846 : from such turn away G665 G5128 .
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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,
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6. For G1063 of G1537 this sort G5130 are G1526 they which creep G1744 into G1519 houses G3614 , and G2532 lead captive G162 silly women G1133 laden G4987 with sins G266 , led away G71 with divers G4164 lusts G1939 ,
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7. always learning and never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.
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7. Ever G3842 learning G3129 , and G2532 never G3368 able G1410 to come G2064 to G1519 the knowledge G1922 of the truth G225 .
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8. Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.
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8. Now G1161 as G3739 G5158 Jannes G2389 and G2532 Jambres G2387 withstood G436 Moses G3475 , so G3779 do these G3778 also G2532 resist G436 the G3588 truth G225 : men G444 of corrupt G2704 minds G3563 , reprobate G96 concerning G4012 the G3588 faith G4102 .
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9. But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs was also.
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9. But G235 they shall proceed G4298 no G3756 further G1909 G4119 : for G1063 their G846 folly G454 shall be G2071 manifest G1552 unto all G3956 men, as G5613 theirs G1565 also G2532 was G1096 .
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10. But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,
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10. But G1161 thou G4771 hast fully known G3877 my G3450 doctrine G1319 , manner of life G72 , purpose G4286 , faith G4102 , longsuffering G3115 , charity G26 , patience G5281 ,
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11. along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all.
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11. Persecutions G1375 , afflictions G3804 , which G3634 came G1096 unto me G3427 at G1722 Antioch G490 , at G1722 Iconium G2430 , at G1722 Lystra G3082 ; what G3634 persecutions G1375 I endured G5297 : but G2532 out of G1537 them all G3956 the G3588 Lord G2962 delivered G4506 me G3165 .
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12. In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
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12. Yea G1161 , and G2532 all G3956 that will G2309 live G2198 godly G2153 in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 shall suffer persecution G1377 .
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13. Evil people and imposters will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.
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13. But G1161 evil G4190 men G444 and G2532 seducers G1114 shall wax worse and worse G4298 G1909 G5501 , deceiving G4105 , and G2532 being deceived G4105 .
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14. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed, knowing those from whom you learned,
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14. But G1161 continue G3306 thou G4771 in G1722 the things which G3739 thou hast learned G3129 and G2532 hast been assured of G4104 , knowing G1492 of G3844 whom G5101 thou hast learned G3129 them ;
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15. and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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15. And G2532 that G3754 from G575 a child G1025 thou hast known G1492 the G3588 holy G2413 Scriptures G1121 , which are able G1410 to make thee wise G4679 G4571 unto G1519 salvation G4991 through G1223 faith G4102 which G3588 is in G1722 Christ G5547 Jesus G2424 .
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16. All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,
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16. All G3956 Scripture G1124 is given by inspiration of God G2315 , and G2532 is profitable G5624 for G4314 doctrine G1319 , for G4314 reproof G1650 , for G4314 correction G1882 , for G4314 instruction G3809 in G1722 righteousness G1343 :
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17. so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
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17. That G2443 the G3588 man G444 of God G2316 may be G5600 perfect G739 , thoroughly furnished G1822 unto G4314 all G3956 good G18 works G2041 .
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