1 Bet zini to, ka pastarajās dienās iestāsies grūti laiki,
2 Jo cilvēki būs patmīlīgi, mantas kārīgi, lielīgi, augstprātīgi, zaimotāji, nepaklausīgi vecākiem, nepateicīgi, neganti,
3 Nemīļi, nesamierināmi, apmelotāji, nesavaldīgi, nesavaldāmi, labā nīdēji,
4 Nodevēji, pārsteidzīgi, uzpūtīgi, mīlēdami vairāk baudas nekā Dievu,
5 Izrādīdami ārēju svētbijību, bet tās spēku noliegdami; un no tādiem izvairies.
6 Jo tādi ir tie, kas iespiežas namos un gūsta sieviešus, kas apkirauti grēkiem un ko dažādas kārības vada,
7 Kas vienmēr mācās un nekad nevar nonākt pie patiesības atziņas.
8 Bet tāpat, kā Janne un Jambre uzstājās pret Mozu, tā arī šie uzstājas pret patiesību, —ļaudis, kas pavisam samaitāti savā prātā un nav pastāvējuši ticībā.
9 Bet viņi netiks tālāk uz priekšu, jo viņu neprāts būs visiem skaidri redzams, kā tas ari ar pirmajiem notika.
10 Bet tu esi sekojis manai mācībai, manam dzīves veidam, manam nodomam, manai ticībai, manai pacietībai, manai mīlestībai, manai izturībai,
11 Manām vajāšanām, manām ciešanām, kas man gadījās Antiochijā, Ikonijā, Listrā; šīs vajāšanas es esmu panesis, un no visām tas Kungs ir mani izrāvis.
12 Bet visi, kas grib svētbijīgi dzīvot Kristū Jēzū, arī tiks vajāti.
13 Taču ļauni cilvēki un krāpnieki iestigs arvien lielākā ļaunumā, maldinādami un maldīdamies.
14 Bet tu paliec mācībās, ko esi mācījies un par ko esi pārliecinājies; jo tu zini, kas tev to ir mācījuši,
15 Un ka tu no mazām dienām zini svētos rakstus, kas spēj padarīt tevi gudru, ka tu iegūsti pestīšanu ticībā, kas saķņojas Kristū Jēzū.
16 Ikkatrs Dieva iedvesmots raksts ir arī noderīgs mācībai, vainas pierādīšanai, labošanai, audzināšanai taisnībā,
17 Lai Dieva cilvēks būtu pilnīgs, sagatavots katram labam darbam.
What People Will Be Like in the Last Days
1 You can be certain that in the last days there will be some very hard times. 2 People will love only themselves and money. They will be proud, stuck-up, rude, and disobedient to their parents. They will also be ungrateful, godless, 3 heartless, and hateful. Their words will be cruel, and they will have no self-control or pity. These people will hate everything good. 4 They will be sneaky, reckless, and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure. 5 Even though they will make a show of being religious, their religion won't be real. Don't have anything to do with such people.
6 Some men fool whole families, just to get power over those women who are slaves of sin and are controlled by all sorts of desires. 7 These women always want to learn something new, but they never can discover the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, these people are enemies of the truth. Their minds are sick, and their faith isn't real. 9 But they won't get very far with their foolishness. Soon everyone will know the truth about them, just as Jannes and Jambres were found out.
Paul's Last Instructions to Timothy
10 Timothy, you know what I teach and how I live. You know what I want to do and what I believe. You have seen how patient and loving I am, and how in the past I put up with 11 trouble and suffering in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. Yet the Lord rescued me from all those terrible troubles. 12 In fact, anyone who belongs to Christ Jesus and wants to live right will have trouble from others. 13 But evil people who pretend to be what they are not will become worse than ever, as they fool others and are fooled themselves.
14 Keep on being faithful to what you were taught and to what you believed. After all, you know who taught you these things. 15 Since childhood, you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to make you wise enough to have faith in Christ Jesus and be saved. 16 Everything in the Scriptures is God's Word. All of it is useful for teaching and helping people and for correcting them and showing them how to live. 17 The Scriptures train God's servants to do all kinds of good deeds.
