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2 Timothy

Paul's final letter, urging Timothy to be strong in faith and continue preaching the gospel.

Chapter 3

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KJV: This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

Geneva: This knowe also, that in the last dayes shall come perilous times.

KJV: For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

Geneva: For men shalbe louers of their owne selues, couetous, boasters, proud, cursed speakers, disobedient to parents, vnthankefull, vnholy,

KJV: Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

Geneva: Without naturall affection, truce breakers, false accusers, intemperate, fierce, no louers at all of them which are good,

KJV: Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Geneva: Traitours, headie, high minded, louers of pleasures more then louers of God,

KJV: Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Geneva: Hauing a shewe of godlinesse, but haue denied the power thereof: turne away therefore from such.

KJV: For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

Geneva: For of this sort are they which creepe into houses, and leade captiue simple women laden with sinnes, and led with diuers lustes,

KJV: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Geneva: Which women are euer learning, and are neuer able to come to the acknowledging of the trueth.

KJV: Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

Geneva: And as Iannes and Iambres withstoode Moses, so doe these also resist the trueth, men of corrupt mindes, reprobate concerning the faith.

KJV: But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

Geneva: But they shall preuaile no longer: for their madnesse shalbe euident vnto all men, as theirs also was.

KJV: But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

Geneva: But thou hast fully knowen my doctrine, maner of liuing, purpose, faith, long suffering, loue, patience,

KJV: 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.

Geneva: Persecutions, and afflictions which came vnto me at Antiochia, at Iconium, and at Lystri, which persecutions I suffered: but from them all the Lord deliuered me.

KJV: Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Geneva: Yea, and all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, shall suffer persecution.

KJV: But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

Geneva: But the euill men and deceiuers, shall waxe worse and worse, deceiuing, and being deceiued.

KJV: But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

Geneva: But continue thou in the thinges which thou hast learned, and which are committed vnto thee, knowing of who thou hast learned them:

KJV: 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.

Geneva: And that thou hast knowen the holy Scriptures of a childe, which are able to make thee wise vnto saluation, through the faith which is in Christ Iesus.

KJV: All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Geneva: For the whole Scripture is giuen by inspiration of God, and is profitable to teache, to conuince, to correct, and to instruct in righteousnesse,

KJV: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Geneva: That the man of God may be absolute, being made perfect vnto all good workes.