New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Timothy 3

“Difficult Times Will Come”

1But realizeγίνωσκε,ginōskeG1097thisΤοῦτοToutoG3778, thatin the lastἐσχάταιςeschataisG2078daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250difficultχαλεποί.chalepoiG5467timesκαιροὶkairoiG2540will comeἐνστήσονταιenstēsontaiG1764.

2For menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444will beloversG5367of selfG5367,loversG5366of moneyφιλάργυροι,philarguroiG5366,boastfulἀλαζόνες,alazonesG213,arrogantὑπερήφανοι,huperēphanoiG5244,revilersβλάσφημοι,blasphēmoiG989,disobedientἀπειθεῖς,apeitheisG545to parentsγονεῦσινgoneusinG1118,ungratefulἀχάριστοι,acharistoiG884,unholyἀνόσιοι,anosioiG462,

3unlovingἄστοργοι,astorgoiG794,irreconcilableἄσπονδοι,aspondoiG786,maliciousG1228gossipsG1228,withoutG193self-controlG193,brutalἀνήμεροι,anēmeroiG434,hatersG865of goodG865,

4treacherousπροδόται,prodotaiG4273,recklessπροπετεῖς,propeteisG4312,conceitedτετυφωμένοι,tetuphōmenoiG5187,loversG5369of pleasureG5369ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228loversG5377of GodG5377,

5holdingἔχοντεςechontesG2192to a formμόρφωσινmorphōsinG3446ofgodlinessεὐσεβείας,eusebeiasG2150, although they havedeniedἠρνημένοι.ērnēmenoiG720its powerδύναμινdunaminG1411;Avoidἀποτρέπου.apotrepouG665such men as theseτούτουςtoutousG3778.

6For amongἐκekG1537them are thoseG3588whoenterG1746into householdsοἰκίαςoikiasG3614and captivateαἰχμαλωτίζοντεςaichmalōtizontesG163weakG1133womenG1133weighedG4987downG4987with sinsἁμαρτίαις,hamartiaisG266,ledἀγόμεναagomenaG71on byvariousποικίλαις,poikilaisG4164impulsesἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939,

7alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842learningμανθάνονταmanthanontaG3129and neverμηδέποτεmēdepoteG3368ableδυνάμενα.¶dunamenaG1410tocomeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064to theknowledgeἐπίγνωσινepignōsinG1922of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225.

8JustὋνHonG3739asJannesἸάννηςIannēsG2389and JambresἸαμβρῆςIambrēsG2387opposedἀντέστησανantestēsanG436MosesΜωϋσεῖ,MōuseiG3475,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menalsoG2532opposeἀνθίστανταιanthistantaiG436the truthἀληθείᾳ,alētheiaG225,menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444of depravedκατεφθαρμένοιkatephtharmenoiG2704mindνοῦν,nounG3563,rejectedἀδόκιμοιadokimoiG96in regardπερὶperiG4012to the faithπίστιν.pistinG4102.

9But they will not makeG4298furtherἐπὶepiG1909 G4183progressG4298; for theirfollyG454will be obviousἔκδηλοςekdēlosG1552to allπᾶσιν,pasinG3956,justG2532asJannes’s and Jambres’s follyG454was alsoG2532.

10Now youfollowedπαρηκολούθησάςparēkolouthēsasG3877my teachingδιδασκαλίᾳ,didaskaliaG1319,conductἀγωγῇ,agōgēaG72,purposeπροθέσει,protheseiG4286,faithπίστει,pisteiG4102,patienceμακροθυμίᾳ,makrothumiaG3115,loveἀγάπῃ,agapēG26,perseveranceὑπομονῇ,hupomonēaG5281,

11persecutionsδιωγμοῖς,diōgmoisG1375, andsufferingsπαθήμασιν,pathēmasinG3804,suchοἷάhoiaG3634as happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to me atAntiochἈντιοχείᾳ,AntiocheiaG490, atIconiumἸκονίῳ,IkoniōG2430and atLystraΛύστροις·LustroisG3082;whatοἵουςoiousG3634persecutionsδιωγμοὺςdiōgmousG1375I enduredὑπήνεγκα,hupēnegkaG5297,and out of them allπάντωνpantōnG3956the Lordκύριος.kuriosG2962rescuedἐρρύσατοerrusatoG4506me!

12IndeedκαὶkaiG2532,allπάντεςpantesG3956who desireθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to liveζῆνzēnG2198godlyεὐσεβῶςeusebōsG2153in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424will be persecutedδιωχθήσονται.diōchthēsontaiG1377.

13But evilπονηροὶponēroiG4190menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444and impostorsγόητεςgoētesG1114will proceedπροκόψουσινprokopsousinG4298from badto worseχεῖρονcheironG5501,deceivingπλανῶντεςplanōntesG4105and being deceivedπλανώμενοι.planōmenoiG4105.

14You, howeverδὲdeG1161,continueμένεmeneG3306in the thingsοἷςhoisG3739you have learnedἔμαθεςemathesG3129and become convincedἐπιστώθηςepistōthēsG4104of, knowingG3609from whomτίνωνtinōnG5101you have learnedἔμαθες,emathesG3129them,

15and thatfrom childhoodβρέφουςbrephousG1025you have knownG3609the sacredἱερὰhi'eraG2413writingsγράμματαgrammataG1121which are ableδυνάμενάdunamenaG1410togiveG4679you the wisdomG4679that leadsεἰςeisG1519tosalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991throughδιὰdiaG1223faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102which is inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦ.¶IēsouG2424.

16AllΠᾶσαPasaG3956ScriptureγραφὴgraphēG1124isinspiredG2315by GodG2315and profitableὠφέλιμοςōphelimosG5624for teachingδιδασκαλίαν,didaskalianG1319,for reproofG1649,for correctionἐπανόρθωσιν,epanorthōsinG1882, fortrainingπαιδείανpaideianG3809in righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃ,dikaiosunēG1343;

17soἵναinaG2443thatthe manἄνθρωπος,anthrōposG444of GodθεοῦtheouG2316may be adequateἄρτιοςartiosG739,equippedἐξηρτισμένος.¶exērtismenosG1822for everyπᾶνpanG3956goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18workἔργονergonG2041.

“Difficult Times Will Come”

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 3