2 For people will be selfish, avaricious, boastful, haughty, abusive, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, irreverent,
2 For men will be (B)lovers of self, (C)lovers of money, (D)boastful, (E)arrogant, (F)revilers, (G)disobedient to parents, (H)ungrateful, (I)unholy,
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2 For people will be lovers of self,(B) lovers of money,(C) boastful, proud,(D) blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,(E)
2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
3 lacking in love for kinsmen, irreconcilable, slanderers, having no self-control, savage, lacking in love for the good,
3 (J)unloving, irreconcilable, (K)malicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, (a)(L)haters of good,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
3 unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers,(F) without self-control, brutal, without love for what is good,(G)
3 unfeeling, uncooperative, slanderous, degenerate, brutal, hateful of what is good,
5 keeping up the forms of religion but not giving expression to its power. Avoid such people.
5 holding to a form of (b)(Q)godliness, although they have (R)denied its power; (S)Avoid such men as these.
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
5 They will hold to an outward form of godliness but deny its power. Stay away from such people.
6 For some of them practice going into people's houses and capturing weak and silly women who are overwhelmed with the weight of their sins, who are easily led about by all sorts of evil impulses,
6 For among them are those who (c)(T)enter into households and captivate (d)(U)weak women weighed down with sins, led on by (V)various impulses,
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
6 For among them are those who worm their way into households and capture idle women burdened down with sins, led along by a variety of passions,(N)
6 For some of these men go into homes and deceive foolish women who are burdened with sins and swayed by all kinds of desires.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, these people resist the truth, for they are depraved in mind and so counterfeits in the faith.
8 Just as (X)Jannes and Jambres (Y)opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, (Z)men of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres(P) resisted Moses,(Q) so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind,(R) worthless(S) in regard to the faith.
8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and their faith is a counterfeit.
9 But they will not make any more progress, for their folly will be evident to everybody, as theirs was.
9 But they will not make further progress; for their (AA)folly will be obvious to all, just (AB)as (f)Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.
9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.
9 But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs(a) was also.
9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those two men, their stupidity will be plain to everyone.
10 But you, on your part, have faithfully followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
10 But you have observed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,
11 my persecutions, my sufferings, such as befell me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, such as I endured but the Lord delivered me out of them all.
11 (AE)persecutions, and (AF)sufferings, such as happened to me at (AG)Antioch, at (AH)Iconium and at (AI)Lystra; what (AJ)persecutions I endured, and out of them all (AK)the Lord rescued me!
11 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.
11 along with the persecutions and sufferings(V) that came to me in Antioch,(W) Iconium,(X) and Lystra.(Y) What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from them all.
11 and how I was persecuted and suffered in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
14 But you, on your part, must continue to abide by what you have learned and been led to rely upon, because you know from whom you learned it
14 You, however, (AO)continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them,
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and firmly believed. You know those who taught you,(AB)
14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and found to be true, because you know from whom you learned it.
15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures which can give you wisdom that leads to salvation through the faith that leans on Christ Jesus.
15 and that (AP)from childhood you have known (AQ)the sacred writings which are able to (AR)give you the wisdom that leads to (AS)salvation through faith which is in (AT)Christ Jesus.
15 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.
15 and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures,(AC) which are able to give you wisdom for salvation(AD) through faith in Christ Jesus.
15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures that are able to give you the wisdom you need for salvation through faith in the Messiah Jesus.
16 All Scripture is inspired by God, and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in doing what is right,
16 (AU)All Scripture is (h)inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for (i)training in righteousness;
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
16 All Scripture is inspired by God(b)(AE) and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness,
16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
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