Godlessness in the Last Days
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But understand this, that 1in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
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For people will be 2lovers of self, 3lovers of money, 4proud, 5arrogant, abusive, 6disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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For among them are 13those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
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always learning and never able to 14arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
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Just as 15Jannes and Jambres 16opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, 17men corrupted in mind and 18disqualified regarding the faith.
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But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, 19as was that of those two men.
All Scripture Is Breathed Out by God
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20You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
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my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me 21at Antioch, 22at Iconium, and 23at Lystra--which persecutions I endured; yet 24from them all 25the Lord rescued me.
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But as for you, 30continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whoma you learned it
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and how 31from childhood you have been acquainted with 32the sacred writings, 33which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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34All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)