2 Timotius 3:13-15

3:13 But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, ¹  deceiving others and being deceived themselves. ²  3:14 You, however, must continue ³  in the things you have learned and are confident about. You know ⁴  who taught you ⁵  3:15 and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

2 Timotius 4:2-5

4:2 Preach the message, ⁶  be ready ⁷  whether it is convenient or not, ⁸  reprove, rebuke, exhort ⁹  with complete patience and instruction. 4:3 For there will be a time when people ¹⁰  will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, ¹¹  they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things. ¹²  4:4 And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths. ¹³  4:5 You, however, be self-controlled ¹⁴  in all things, endure hardship, do an evangelist’s work, fulfill your ministry.

[3:13]  ¹ tn Grk “will advance to the worse.”

[3:13]  ² tn Grk “deceiving and being deceived.”

[3:14]  ³ tn Grk “but you, continue,” a command.

[3:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “knowing,” giving the reasons for continuing as v. 14 calls for.

[3:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “those from whom you learned.”

[4:2]  ⁶ tn Or “the word.”

[4:2]  ⁷ tn Or “be persistent.”

[4:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “in season, out of season.”

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Or “encourage.”

[4:3]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “they”; the referent (the people in that future time) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[4:3]  ¹¹ tn Grk “in accord with.”

[4:3]  ¹² tn Grk “having an itching in regard to hearing,” “having itching ears.”

[4:4]  ¹³ sn These myths were legendary tales characteristic of the false teachers in Ephesus and Crete. See parallels in 1 Tim 1:4; 4:7; and Titus 1:14.

[4:5]  ¹⁴ tn Or “sober,” “temperate.”