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The Second Epistle of Saint Paul to Timothy
Chapter 3
The character of heretics of latter days. He exhorts Timothy to constancy. Of the great profit of the knowledge of the scriptures.
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Know also this, that in the last days shall come dangerous times. |
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Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked, |
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Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness, |
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Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasure more than of God: |
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Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid. |
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For of these sort are they who creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires: |
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Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth. |
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Now as Jannes and Mambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the faith. |
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But they shall proceed no farther: for their folly shall be manifest to all men, as theirs also was. |
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But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience, |
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Persecutions, afflictions: such as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra: what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord delivered me. |
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And all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. |
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But evil men and seducers shall grow worse and worse: erring, and driving into error, |
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But continue thou in those things which thou hast learned and which have been committed to thee. Knowing of whom thou hast learned them: |
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And because from thy infancy thou hast known the holy scriptures which can instruct thee to salvation by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. |
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All scripture, inspired of God, is profitable to teach, to reprove, to correct, to instruct in justice: |
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That the man of God may be perfect, furnished to every good work. |
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