¹Hoc autem scito,And know this:quod in novissimis diebus instabunt tempora periculosa:that in the last days perilous times will press near.

¹Hoc autem scito,And know this:quod in novissimis diebus instabunt tempora periculosa:that in the last days perilous times will press near.

²erunt homines seipsos amantes,Men will be lovers of themselves,cupidi,greedy,elati,self-exalting,superbi,arrogant,blasphemi,blasphemers,parentibus non obedientes,disobedient to parents,ingrati,ungrateful,scelesti,wicked,

²erunt homines seipsos amantes,Men will be lovers of themselves,cupidi,greedy,elati,self-exalting,superbi,arrogant,blasphemi,blasphemers,parentibus non obedientes,disobedient to parents,ingrati,ungrateful,scelesti,wicked,

³sine affectione,without affection,sine pace,without peace,criminatores,false accusers,incontinentes,unchaste,immites,cruel,sine benignitate,without kindness,

³sine affectione,without affection,sine pace,without peace,criminatores,false accusers,incontinentes,unchaste,immites,cruel,sine benignitate,without kindness,

⁴proditores,traitorous,protervi,reckless,tumidi,self-important,et voluptatum amatores magis quam Dei:loving pleasure more than God,

⁴proditores,traitorous,protervi,reckless,tumidi,self-important,et voluptatum amatores magis quam Dei:loving pleasure more than God,

⁵habentes speciem quidem pietatis,even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue.virtutem autem ejus abnegantes.And so,Et hos devita:avoid them.

⁵habentes speciem quidem pietatis,even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue.virtutem autem ejus abnegantes.And so,Et hos devita:avoid them.

⁶ex his enim sunt qui penetrant domos,For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away,et captivas ducunt mulierculas oneratas peccatis,like captives, foolish women burdened with sins,quæ ducuntur variis desideriis:who are led away by means of various desires,

⁶ex his enim sunt qui penetrant domos,For among these are ones who penetrate houses and lead away,et captivas ducunt mulierculas oneratas peccatis,like captives, foolish women burdened with sins,quæ ducuntur variis desideriis:who are led away by means of various desires,

⁷semper discentes,always learning,et numquam ad scientiam veritatis pervenientes.yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.

⁷semper discentes,always learning,et numquam ad scientiam veritatis pervenientes.yet never achieving knowledge of the truth.

⁸Quemadmodum autem Jannes et Mambres restiterunt Moysi:And in the same manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses,ita et hi resistunt veritati,so also will these resist the truth,homines corrupti mente,men corrupted in mind,reprobi circa fidem;reprobates from the faith.

⁸Quemadmodum autem Jannes et Mambres restiterunt Moysi:And in the same manner that Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses,ita et hi resistunt veritati,so also will these resist the truth,homines corrupti mente,men corrupted in mind,reprobi circa fidem;reprobates from the faith.

⁹sed ultra non proficient:But they will not advance beyond a certain point.insipientia enim eorum manifesta erit omnibus,For the folly of the latter shall be made manifest to all,sicut et illorum fuit.just as that of the former.

⁹sed ultra non proficient:But they will not advance beyond a certain point.insipientia enim eorum manifesta erit omnibus,For the folly of the latter shall be made manifest to all,sicut et illorum fuit.just as that of the former.

¹⁰Tu autem assecutus es meam doctrinam,But you have fully comprehended my doctrine,institutionem,instruction,propositum,purpose,fidem,faith,longanimitatem,longsuffering,dilectionem,love,patientiam,patience,

¹⁰Tu autem assecutus es meam doctrinam,But you have fully comprehended my doctrine,institutionem,instruction,propositum,purpose,fidem,faith,longanimitatem,longsuffering,dilectionem,love,patientiam,patience,

¹¹persecutiones,persecutions,passiones:afflictions;qualia mihi facta sunt Antiochiæ,such things as happened to me at Antioch,Iconii,at Iconium,et Lystris:and at Lystra;quales persecutiones sustinui,how I endured persecutions,et ex omnibus eripuit me Dominus.and how the Lord rescued me from everything.

¹¹persecutiones,persecutions,passiones:afflictions;qualia mihi facta sunt Antiochiæ,such things as happened to me at Antioch,Iconii,at Iconium,et Lystris:and at Lystra;quales persecutiones sustinui,how I endured persecutions,et ex omnibus eripuit me Dominus.and how the Lord rescued me from everything.

¹²Et omnes, qui pie volunt vivere in Christo Jesu, persecutionem patientur.And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

¹²Et omnes, qui pie volunt vivere in Christo Jesu, persecutionem patientur.And all those who willingly live the piety in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

¹³Mali autem homines et seductores proficient in pejus,But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil,errantes, et in errorem mittentes.erring and sending into error.

¹³Mali autem homines et seductores proficient in pejus,But evil men and deceivers will advance in evil,errantes, et in errorem mittentes.erring and sending into error.

¹⁴Tu vero permane in iis quæ didicisti,Yet truly,et credita sunt tibi:you should remain in those things which you have learned and which have been entrusted to you.sciens a quo didiceris:For you know from whom you have learned them.

¹⁴Tu vero permane in iis quæ didicisti,Yet truly,et credita sunt tibi:you should remain in those things which you have learned and which have been entrusted to you.sciens a quo didiceris:For you know from whom you have learned them.

¹⁵et quia ab infantia sacras litteras nosti,And, from your infancy, you have known the Sacred Scriptures,quæ te possunt instruere ad salutem,which are able to instruct you toward salvation,per fidem quæ est in Christo Jesu.through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵et quia ab infantia sacras litteras nosti,And, from your infancy, you have known the Sacred Scriptures,quæ te possunt instruere ad salutem,which are able to instruct you toward salvation,per fidem quæ est in Christo Jesu.through the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶Omnis Scriptura divinitus inspirata utilis est ad docendum,All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching,ad arguendum,for reproof,ad corripiendum,for correction,et erudiendum in justitia:and for instruction in justice,

¹⁶Omnis Scriptura divinitus inspirata utilis est ad docendum,All Scripture, having been divinely inspired, is useful for teaching,ad arguendum,for reproof,ad corripiendum,for correction,et erudiendum in justitia:and for instruction in justice,

¹⁷ut perfectus sit homo Dei,so that the man of God may be perfect,ad omne opus bonum instructus.having been trained for every good work.

¹⁷ut perfectus sit homo Dei,so that the man of God may be perfect,ad omne opus bonum instructus.having been trained for every good work.