1: This know also, that in the last days perilous times
shall come. |
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2: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous,
boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,
unholy, |
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Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers,
incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, |
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4: Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than
lovers of God; |
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5: Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof:
from such turn away. |
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6: For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead
captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, |
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7: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the
truth. |
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8: Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also
resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
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9: But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be
manifest unto all men, as theirs also was. |
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10: But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life,
purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, |
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11: Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at
Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the
Lord delivered me. |
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12: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution. |
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13: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,
deceiving, and being deceived. |
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14: But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and
hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; |
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15: And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,
which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is
in Christ Jesus. |
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16: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness: |
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17: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto
all good works. |