| 1 ¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
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| 2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
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| 3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false1 accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
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| 4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
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| 5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
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| 6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
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| 7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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| 8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate32 concerning the faith.
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| 9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
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| 10 ¶ But thou hast fully4 known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
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| 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
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| 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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| 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
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| 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
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| 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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| 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
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| 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly5 furnished unto all good works.
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