2 Timothy 3 And this know, that in the last days difficult times shall interpose.

JuliaSmith⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And this know, that in the last days difficult times shall interpose. ² For men shall be self-lovers, lovers of money, boastful, proud, slandering, disobedient to parents, unthankful, wicked, ³ Devoid of natural affection, not observing treaties, accusers, ungoverned, wild, not loving the good, ⁴ Traitors, rash, haughty, devoted to pleasure more than loving God; ⁵ Having a form of devotion, and having denied its power: and these renounce. ⁶ For of these are they going into houses, and taking captive little women heaped up with sins, led away with various eager desires, ⁷ Always learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁸ And as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also these have withstood the truth: men corrupted in mind, not tried concerning the faith. ⁹ But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also was. ¹⁰ And thou hast closely followed my doctrine, mode of life, purpose, faith, long suffering, love, patience, ¹¹ Expulsions, sufferings, which were to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what expulsions I endured: and the Lord delivered me from all. ¹² And all wishing to live devotedly in Christ Jesus shall be driven out. ¹³ And evil men and impostors shall proceed to worse, deceiving, and being deceived. ¹⁴ And remain thou in what things thou hast learned and hast been convinced of, knowing of whom thou hast learned; ¹⁵ And that from infancy thou hast known the holy letters, able to render thee wise to salvation by faith which in Christ Jesus. ¹⁶ All writing divinely inspired, and profitable for doctrine, for refutation, for correction, for instruction in justice: ¹⁷ That the man of God might be perfect, finished for every good work.