Chapter 3

  This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.  

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  For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,  

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  Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,  

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  Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;  

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  Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.  

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  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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  Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.  

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  Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.  

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  But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.  

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  But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,  

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  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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  Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.  

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  But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.  

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  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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  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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  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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  That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.  

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