2 Timothy 3
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But understand this, that y in the last days there will come times of difficulty.
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For people will be z lovers of self, a lovers of money, b proud, b arrogant, abusive, b disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,
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c heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, d not loving good,
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treacherous, reckless, e swollen with conceit, f lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,
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having the appearance of godliness, but g denying its power. h Avoid such people.
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For among them are i those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,
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always learning and never able to j arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
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Just as k Jannes and Jambres l opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, m men corrupted in mind and n disqualified regarding the faith.
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But they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, o as was that of those two men.
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p You, however, have followed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
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my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me q at Antioch, r at Iconium, and s at Lystra - which persecutions I endured; yet t from them all u the Lord rescued me.
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Indeed, all who desire to v live a godly life in Christ Jesus w will be persecuted,
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while x evil people and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceiving and y being deceived.
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But as for you, z continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it
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and how a from childhood you have been acquainted with b the sacred writings, c which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
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d All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
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that e the man of God may be competent, f equipped g for every good work.
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1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons.
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Philippians 2:21
For they all seek their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
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Luke 16:14
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
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Romans 1:30
Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents.
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Romans 1:30
Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents.
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Romans 1:30
Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents.
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Romans 1:31
Foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
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Titus 1:8
But hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
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1 Timothy 3:6
He must not be a recent convert, or he may become puffed up with conceit and fall into the condemnation of the devil.
1 Timothy 6:4
He is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions.
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Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.
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1 Timothy 5:8
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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1 Timothy 6:20
O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called "knowledge.
Titus 1:14
Not devoting themselves to Jewish myths and the commands of people who turn away from the truth.
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Titus 1:11
They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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1 Timothy 2:4
Who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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Exodus 7:11
Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the magicians of Egypt, also did the same by their secret arts.
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Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician (for that is the meaning of his name) opposed them, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith.
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1 Timothy 6:5
And constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
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Titus 1:16
They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.
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Exodus 7:12
For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron's staff swallowed up their staffs.
Exodus 8:18
The magicians tried by their secret arts to produce gnats, but they could not. So there were gnats on man and beast.
Exodus 9:11
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils, for the boils came upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians.
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Philippians 2:22
But you know Timothy's proven worth, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the gospel.
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Acts 13:14
But they went on from Perga and came to Antioch in Pisidia. And on the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.
Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was spoken by Paul, reviling him.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
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Acts 14:1 - 2
Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
Acts 14:5
When an attempt was made by both Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat them and to stone them.
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Acts 14:6
They learned of it and fled to Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and to the surrounding country.
Acts 14:19
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
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Psalms 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
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2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
2 Corinthians 1:10
He delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will deliver us again.
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Titus 2:12
Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.
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Acts 14:22
Strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
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Revelation 22:11
Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy.
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Titus 3:3
For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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1 Timothy 4:6
If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed.
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Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
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John 5:39
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me.
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Psalms 119:99
I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.
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Romans 15:4
For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
2 Peter 1:20 - 21
Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.
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1 Timothy 6:11
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
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Luke 6:40
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
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2 Timothy 2:21
Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
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