1Here is what I want you to know. There will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will love themselves. They will love money. They will brag and be proud. They will tear others down. They will not obey their parents. They won’t be thankful or holy. 3They won’t love others. They won’t forgive others. They will tell lies about people. They will be out of control. They will be wild. They will hate what is good. 4They will turn against their friends. They will act without thinking. They will think they are better than others. They will love what pleases them instead of loving God. 5They will act as if they were serving God. But what they do will show that they have turned their backs on God’s power. Have nothing to do with these people.
6They are the kind who trick their way into the homes of some women. These women are ready to believe anything. And they take control over these women. These women are loaded down with sins. They give in to all kinds of evil desires. 7They are always learning. But they are never able to come to know the truth. 8Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses. In the same way, the teachers I’m talking about oppose the truth. Their minds are twisted. As far as the faith is concerned, God doesn’t accept them. 9They won’t get very far. Just like Jannes and Jambres, their foolish ways will be clear to everyone.
Paul Gives a Final Command to Timothy
10But you know all about my teaching. You know how I live and what I live for. You know about my faith and love. You know how patient I am. You know I haven’t given up. 11You know that I was treated badly. You know that I suffered greatly. You know what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. You know how badly I have been treated. But the Lord saved me from all my troubles. 12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be treated badly. 13Evil people and pretenders will go from bad to worse. They will fool others, and others will fool them. 14But I want you to continue to follow what you have learned and are sure about. You know the people you learned it from. 15You have known the Holy Scriptures ever since you were a little child. They are able to teach you how to be saved by believing in Christ Jesus. 16God has breathed life into all Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right. 17By using Scripture, the servant of God can be completely prepared to do every good thing.
Ang mga Huling Araw
1Tandaan mo ito: Magiging mahirap ang mga huling araw, 2dahil magiging makasarili ang mga tao, sakim sa salapi, mayabang, mapagmataas, mapang-insulto, masuwayin sa magulang, walang utang na loob, at hindi makadios. 3Ayaw nilang makipagkasundo sa kaaway nila, malupit, walang awa, mapanira sa kapwa, walang pagpipigil sa sarili, at galit sa anumang mabuti. 4Hindi lang iyan, mga taksil sila, mapusok, mapagmataas, mahilig sa kalayawan sa halip na maibigin sa Dios. 5Ipinapakita nilang makadios sila pero hindi naman nakikita ang kapangyarihan nito sa buhay nila. Iwasan mo ang mga taong ganito. 6May ilan sa kanilang gumagawa ng paraan para makapasok sa mga tahanan at manloko ng mga babaeng mahihina ang loob, na lulong na sa kasalanan at alipin ng sari-saring pagnanasa. 7Nais laging matuto ng mga babaeng ito, pero hindi nila mauunawaan ang katotohanan kailanman. 8Ang pagkontra sa katotohanan ng mga lalaking nangangaral sa kanila ay gaya ng pagkontra nina Jannes at Jambres kay Moises. Hindi matino ang pag-iisip nila, at ang sinasabi nilang pananampalataya ay walang kabuluhan. 9Pero hindi rin magpapatuloy ang ginagawa nila dahil mahahalata ng lahat ang kahangalan nila, gaya ng nangyari kina Jannes at Jambres.
Mga Bilin
10Ngunit ikaw, Timoteo, alam mo lahat ang itinuturo mo, ang aking pamumuhay, layunin, pananampalataya, pagtitiyaga, pag-ibig at pagtitiis. 11Alam mo rin ang mga dinanas kong pag-uusig at paghihirap, katulad ng nangyari sa akin sa Antioc, Iconium at Lystra. Ngunit iniligtas ako ng Panginoon sa lahat ng mga iyon. 12Ang totoo, lahat ng nagnanais mamuhay nang matuwid bilang tagasunod ni Cristo Jesus ay daranas ng pag-uusig. 13Ang masasama at manlilinlang namaʼy lalo pang sasama at patuloy na manlilinlang. Maging sila mismoʼy malilinlang. 14Ngunit ikaw, magpatuloy ka sa mga bagay na natutunan mo at pinanaligan, dahil alam mo kung kanino mo ito natutunan. 15Mula pa sa pagkabata, alam mo na ang Banal na Kasulatan, na nakapagbibigay sa iyo ng karunungan tungo sa kaligtasan sa pamamagitan ng pananampalataya kay Cristo Jesus. 16Lahat ng Kasulatan ay isinulat sa pamamagitan ng kapangyarihan ng Dios, at mapapakinabangan sa pagtuturo ng katotohanan, pagsasaway, pagtutuwid, at sa pagsasanay sa matuwid na pamumuhay, 17para maging handa sa lahat ng mabubuting gawa ang naglilingkod sa Dios.
