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| [1]KNOW this: that in the last days disas trous times will come. |
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| [2]And men shall be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, proud, conceited, blasphemers, disobedient to their own people, ungrateful, wicked, |
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| [3]False accusers, addicts to lust, brutal, haters of good things, |
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| [4]Traitors, hasty, boasters, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; |
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| [5]Having a form of godliness, but are far from the power of God: from such turn away. |
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| [6]For of this sort are those who creep into houses and captivate women sunken in sin, led away with divers lusts, |
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| [7]Ever striving to learn, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, |
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| [8]Now just as Jan'nes and Jam'bres stood up against Moses, so do these also resist the truth, men of corrupt minds and far off from the faith. |
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| [9]But they shall not progress, for their folly is well known to every man, as theirs also was. |
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| [10]But you have been a follower of my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, patience, charity, love, steadfastness, |
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| [11]Persecution and sorrows: you know the things which I endured at Antioch, and at Ico'ni- um, and at Lys'tra; how I was persecuted; and yet from all these my LORD delivered me. |
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| [12]Likewise, all those who wish to live a godly life in Jesus Christ shall suffer persecution. |
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| [13]But bad and deceptive men shall grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. |
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| [14]But hold fast to the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them; |
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| [15]And knowing that you have learned from your childhood the holy scriptures which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. |
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| [16]All scripture, written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction and for instruction in righteousness: |
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| [17]So that God's people may become perfect, thoroughly perfected for every good work. |
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