3:1 But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. 3:2 For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3:3 heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, 3:4 treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 3:5 having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. 3:6 For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, 3:7 always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 3:8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind and disqualified regarding the faith. 3:9 But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men. 3:10 You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, 3:11 my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra--which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me. 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 3:13 while evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 3:14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 3:15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 3:17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.