2 Timoteus 3
1 Men viid dette, at i de sidste Dage skulle vanskelige Tider være at forvente.2 Thi Menneskene skulle være egenkjærlige, pengegjerrige, overmodige, hoffærdige, Bespottere, Forældre ulydige, utaknemmelige, vanhellige,3 ukjærlige, uforlignelige, Bagtalere, umaadelige, umilde, uden Kjærlighed til det Gode,4 Forrædere, fremfusende, opblæste, som mere elske Vellyst, end de elske Gud,5 som have Gudsfrygtigheds Skin, men fornægte dens Kraft. Fly ogsaa disse.6 Thi af dem ere de, som snige sig ind i Husene og besnære Kvindfolk, som ere betyngede med Synder og drives af mangehaande lyster,7 som lære altid og kunne aldrig komme til Sandheds Erkjendelse.8 Men ligesom Jannes og Jambres imodstode Moses, ligesaa imodstaae og disse Sandheden; Mennesker, fordærvede i Sindet, forkastelige i Troen.9 Men de skulle ikke faae Fremgang ydermere; thi deres Galenskab skal blive aabenbar for Alle, ligesom og hines blev.10 Men du har efterfulgt mig i Lærdom, i Vandel, i Fortsæt, Tro, Langmodig, Kjærlighed, Taalmodighed,11 i Forfølgelser, i Lidelser, saadanne som mig ere vederfarne i Antiochia, i Iconien, i Lystra; hvilke Forfølgelser jeg har udstaaet, og Herren friede mig af dem alle.12 Ja, ogsaa Alle, som vilde leve gudeligen i Christus Jesus, skulle forfølges,13 Men onde Mennesker og Bedragere fare frem til det Værre; de forføre og førføres.14 Men du, bliv i det, som du har lært, og som dig er betroet, efterdi du veed, af hvem du har lært,15 og efterdi du fra Barndom af kjender den hellige Skrift, som kan gjøre dig viis til Salighed ved Troen paa Christus Jesus.16 Den ganske Skrift er indblæst af Gud og nyttig til Lærdom, til Overbeviisning, til Rettelse, til Optugtelse i Retfærdighed,17 at det Guds Menneske maa vorde fuldkomment, dygtiggjort til al god Gjerning.
2 Timothy 3
Ministry in the Last Days
1 But understand this, that in the last days difficultt times will come.2 For peoplet will be lovers of themselves,t lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, loving pleasure rather than loving God.5 They will maintain the outward appearancets of religion but will have repudiated its power. So avoid people like these.t6 For some of these insinuate themselvest into households and captivate weak woment who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.7 Such women are always seeking instruction,t yet never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.8 And just as Jannes and Jambress opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faitht – also oppose the truth.
9 But they will not go much further,t for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres.t
Continue in What You Have Learned
10 You, however,s have followed my teaching, myt way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,11 as well as the persecutions and sufferingst that happened to me in Antioch,s in Iconium, and in Lystra.ss I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.12 Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse,t deceiving others and being deceived themselves.t14 You, however, must continuet in the things you have learned and are confident about. You knowt who taught yout15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.16 Every scripturets is inspired by Gods and useful for teaching, for reproof,t for correction, and for training in righteousness,
17 that the person dedicated to Godt may be capablet and equipped for every good work.