1 But this know G1097 , that in [ the ] last ἐσχάταις eschatais G2078 days ἡμέραις hēmerais G2250 difficult times G2540 shall be there ; 2 for men G444 shall be ἔσονται esontai G1510 lovers G5366 of self , lovers G5366 of money φιλάργυροι, philarguroi G5366 , boastful ἀλαζόνες, alazones G213 , arrogant , evil speakers, disobedient ἀπειθεῖς, apeitheis G545 to parents γονεῦσιν goneusin G1118 , ungrateful ἀχάριστοι, acharistoi G884 , profane, 3 without natural affection, implacable, slanderers G1228 , of unsubdued passions, savage , having no love for what is good , 4 traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather μᾶλλον mallon G3123 than lovers of God ; 5 having a form of piety but denying ἠρνημένοι. ērnēmenoi G720 the power δύναμιν dunamin G1411 of it : and from these turn away. 7 always πάντοτε pantote G3842 learning G3129 , and never able δυνάμενα.¶ dunamena G1410 to come ἐλθεῖν elthein G2064 to [ the ] knowledge ἐπίγνωσιν epignōsin G1922 of [ the ] truth ἀληθείας alētheias G225 . 9 But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be ἔσται estai G1510 completely manifest to all , as that of those also καὶ kai G2532 became G1096 . 10 But thou hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching διδασκαλίᾳ, didaskalia G1319 , conduct , purpose προθέσει, prothesei G4286 , faith πίστει, pistei G4102 , longsuffering, love ἀγάπῃ, agapē G26 , endurance ὑπομονῇ, hupomonēa G5281 , 11 persecutions διωγμοῖς, diōgmois G1375 , sufferings : what [ sufferings ] happened ἐγένετο egeneto G1096 to me in Antioch Ἀντιοχείᾳ, Antiocheia G490 , in Iconium Ἰκονίῳ, Ikoniō G2430 , in Lystra Λύστροις· Lustrois G3082 ; what persecutions διωγμοὺς diōgmous G1375 I endured ; and the Lord κύριος. kurios G2962 delivered ἐρρύσατο errusato G4506 me out of all . 13 But wicked G4190 men G444 and juggling impostors shall advance in evil πονηροὶ ponēroi G4190 , leading and being led astray G4105 . 14 But thou, abide μένε mene G3306 in those things οἷς hois G3739 which thou hast learned ἔμαθες emathes G3129 , and [ of which ] thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned ἔμαθες, emathes G3129 [ them ]; 15 and that from a child thou hast known the sacred ἱερὰ hi'era G2413 letters G1121 , which are able δυνάμενά dunamena G1410 to make thee wise unto salvation σωτηρίαν sōtērian G4991 , through faith πίστεως pisteōs G4102 which [ is ] in Christ Χριστῷ Christō G5547 Jesus Ἰησοῦ.¶ Iēsou G2424 . 16 Every scripture γραφὴ graphē G1124 [ is ] divinely inspired , and profitable ὠφέλιμος ōphelimos G5624 for teaching G1319 , for conviction , for correction , for instruction διδασκαλίαν, didaskalian G1319 in righteousness δικαιοσύνῃ, dikaiosunē G1343 ; 17 that the man ἄνθρωπος, anthrōpos G444 of God θεοῦ theou G2316 may be ᾖ ē G1510 complete , fully fitted to every good ἀγαθὸν agathon G18 work ἔργον ergon G2041 . ← 2 Timothy 2 2 Timothy 4 → Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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