Pero debes saber¹ esto: que en los últimos días^a vendrán tiempos difíciles. 2 Porque los hombres serán amadores de sí mismos^a, avaros^b, jactanciosos^c, soberbios^d, blasfemos^e, desobedientes a los padres^f, ingratos^g, irreverentes^h, 3 sin amor^a, implacables, calumniadores^b, desenfrenados¹, salvajes², aborrecedores de lo bueno^c, 4 traidores^a, impetuosos^1b, envanecidos^c, amadores de los placeres en vez de amadores de Dios^d; 5 teniendo apariencia de piedad^1a, pero habiendo negado^b su poder; a los tales evita^c. 6 Porque entre ellos están los que se meten en las casas^a y llevan cautivas a mujercillas cargadas de pecados^b, llevadas por diversas pasiones^c, 7 siempre aprendiendo, pero que nunca pueden llegar al pleno conocimiento de la verdad^a. 8 Y así como Janes y Jambres^a se opusieron a Moisés^b, de la misma maneraestos también se oponen a la verdad; hombres de mente depravada^c, reprobados en lo que respecta a la fe. 9 Pero no progresarán más, pues su insensatez será manifiesta a todos^a, como también sucedió con la de aquellos dos^b.

10 Pero tú has seguido mi enseñanza^a, conducta, propósito, fe, paciencia, amor^b, perseverancia, 11 persecuciones^a, sufrimientos^b, como los que me acaecieron en Antioquía^c, en Iconio^d y en Listra^e. ¡Qué persecuciones sufrí^f! Y de todas ellas me libró el Señor^g. 12 Y en verdad, todos los que quieren vivir piadosamente en Cristo Jesús, serán perseguidos^a. 13 Pero los hombres malos e impostores irán de mal en peor^a, engañando y siendo engañados^b. 14 Tú, sin embargo, persiste en las cosas que has aprendido^a y de las cuales te convenciste, sabiendo de quiénes las has aprendido; 15 y que desde la niñez^a has sabido las Sagradas Escrituras^b, las cuales te pueden dar la sabiduría^c que lleva a la salvación mediante la fe^d en Cristo Jesús^e. 16 Toda Escritura es inspirada^a por¹ Dios y² útil para enseñar, para reprender, para corregir, para instruir en justicia³, 17 a fin de que el hombre de Dios^a sea perfecto¹, equipado para toda buena obra^b.

But realize this, that ^ain the last days difficult times will come. 2 For people will be ^alovers of self, ^blovers of money, ^cboastful, ^darrogant, ^eslanderers, ^fdisobedient to parents, ^gungrateful, ^hunholy, 3 ^aunloving, irreconcilable, ^bmalicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, ^1chaters of good, 4 ^atreacherous, ^breckless, ^cconceited, ^dlovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of ^1agodliness although they have ^bdenied its power; ^cavoid such people as these. 6 For among them are those who ^1aslip into households and captivate ^2bweak women weighed down with sins, led on by ^cvarious impulses, 7 always learning and never able to ^acome to the ¹knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as ^aJannes and Jambres ^bopposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, ^cmen of depraved mind, ¹worthless in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress; for their ^afoolishness will be obvious to all, just ^bas was that also of ¹Jannes and Jambres.

10 Now you ^afollowed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, ^blove, ¹perseverance, 11 ^apersecutions, and ^bsufferings, such as happened to me at ^cAntioch, at ^dIconium, and at ^eLystra; what ^fpersecutions I endured, and out of them all ^gthe Lord rescued me! 12 Indeed, all who want to live in a godly way in Christ Jesus ^awill be persecuted. 13 But evil people and impostors ^awill proceed from bad to worse, ^bdeceiving and being deceived. 14 You, however, ^acontinue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that ^afrom childhood you have known ^bthe sacred writings which are able to ^cgive you the wisdom that leads to ^dsalvation through faith which is in ^eChrist Jesus. 16 ^aAll Scripture is ¹inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for ²rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; 17 so that ^athe man or woman of God may be ¹fully capable, ^bequipped for every good work.

But realize this, that ^ain the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be ^alovers of self, ^blovers of money, ^cboastful, ^darrogant, ^erevilers, ^fdisobedient to parents, ^gungrateful, ^hunholy, 3 ^aunloving, irreconcilable, ^bmalicious gossips, without self-control, brutal, ^1chaters of good, 4 ^atreacherous, ^breckless, ^cconceited, ^dlovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of ^1agodliness, although they have ^bdenied its power; ^cAvoid such men as these. 6 For among them are those who ^1aenter into households and captivate ^2bweak women weighed down with sins, led on by ^cvarious impulses, 7 always learning and never able to ^acome to the ¹knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as ^aJannes and Jambres ^bopposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, ^cmen of depraved mind, rejected in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress; for their ^afolly will be obvious to all, just ^bas ¹Jannes’s and Jambres’s folly was also.

10 Now you ^afollowed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, ^blove, ¹perseverance, 11 ^apersecutions, and ^bsufferings, such as happened to me at ^cAntioch, at ^dIconium and at ^eLystra; what ^fpersecutions I endured, and out of them all ^gthe Lord rescued me! 12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus ^awill be persecuted. 13 But evil men and impostors ^awill proceed from bad to worse, ^bdeceiving and being deceived. 14 You, however, ^acontinue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learned them, 15 and that ^afrom childhood you have known ^bthe sacred writings which are able to ^cgive you the wisdom that leads to ^dsalvation through faith which is in ^eChrist Jesus. 16 ^aAll Scripture is ¹inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for ²training in righteousness; 17 so that ^athe man of God may be adequate, ^bequipped for every good work.