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2 Timothy, 3

1. Be quite sure that there will be difficult times in the last days.

2. People will become selfish, lovers of money, boastful, conceited, gossips, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy.

3. They will be unable to love and to forgive; they will be slanderers, without self-control, cruel, enemies of good,

4. traitors, shameless, full of pride, more in love with pleasure than with God.

5. They will keep the appearance of piety, while rejecting its demands. Keep away from such people.

6. Of the same kind are those who enter houses and captivate weak women, full of sins, swayed by all kinds of passion,

7. who are always learning but never grasping knowledge of the truth.

8. These people of corrupt mind and false faith oppose the truth just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses.

9. Yet they may not go very far, for their folly will be clear to all, as in the case of those two.

10. You, instead, have closely followed my teaching, my way of life, my projects, faith, patience, love, endurance,

11. persecutions and sufferings. You know what happened to me at Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. How many trials I had to bear! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all.

12. All who want to serve God in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

13. while evil persons and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

14. As for you, continue with what you have learned and what has been entrusted to you, knowing from whom you received it.

15. Besides, you have known the Scriptures from childhood; they will give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

16. All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, refuting error, for correcting and training in Christian life.

17. Through Scripture the man of God is made expert and thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Verses related to 2 Timothy, 3:

2 Timothy 3 deals mainly on the dangers of difficult times and the importance of God's Word in the life of the Christian. Based on this, here are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:

Proverbs 1:7: "The fear of the Lord is the principle of knowledge, but the foolishness despises wisdom and discipline." This verse shows the importance of the Lord's fear in the life of the Christian, for it is through him that we get the knowledge and wisdom we need to face the challenges of difficult times.

Psalm 119:105: "Lamp for my feet is your word, and light to my way." This verse highlights the importance of God's Word in the life of the Christian, for it is the source of guidance and direction to face difficult times.

John 16:33: "In the world you will have afflictions; however, have the mood! I have overcome the world." This verse reminds us that we will face difficulties in this life, but we can have courage and hope because Jesus has already overcome the world.

2 Peter 3:3-4: "First of all, know that in recent days they will have mocking mocking and following their own passions. They will say, 'Where is the promise of their coming? Since our ancestors have died, everything continues as since The principle of creation '. " This verse shows that in difficult times there will be those who will mock the Christian faith and question God's promises. It is important to remember that these challenges have already been foreseen and we must remain firm in our faith.

1 Corinthians 10:13: "No temptation comes to you, which was not common to men. And God is faithful; He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what they can bear. that can bear it. " This verse reminds us that although we face challenges in difficult times God is faithful and will give us the strength to bear them. We must trust God and seek the strength that comes only from Him.





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