Aramaic NT Parallel English Translations

 3:1 But know this, that in the last days hard times will come;

 3:1 But this know thou, that in the latter days hard times will come:

 3:2 and men will be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, boastful, lofty, blasphemous, to their men not obedient, deniers of grace, impious,

 3:2 and men will be lovers of themselves, and lovers of money, boasters, proud, censorious, unyielding towards their own people, denyers of grace, wicked,

 3:3 calumniators, subjected to lust, brutal, haters of the good,

 3:3 calumniators, addicted to concupiscence, ferocious, haters of the good,

 3:4 traitors, impetuous, puffed up, lovers of lusts rather than the love of Aloha;

 3:4 treacherous, rash, inflated, attached to pleasure more than to the love of God,

 3:5 having a form of the worship of Aloha, but from the power of Aloha afar off: (them) who are such put from thee.

 3:5 having a form of respect for God, but wide from the power of God. Them who are such, repel from thee.

 3:6 For of them are they who creep into houses, and captivate women who are overladen with sins, and led away by divers lusts;

 3:6 For of them are they who creep into this and that house, and captivate the women who are plunged in sins and led away by divers lusts,

 3:7 who, in all time learning, never to the knowledge of the truth are able to come.

 3:7 who are always learning, and can never come to the knowledge of the truth.

 3:8 But as Yonis and Yanbris stood against Musha, so also these stand against the truth: men whose understanding is corrupted, and reprobate from the faith.

 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these withstand the truth: men whose mind is corrupted, and [they] reprobates from the faith.

 3:9 But they shall not come further, for their folly is known to all men, as also of them it is known.

 3:9 But they will not make progress, for their infatuation will be understood by every one, as theirs also was understood.

 3:10 ¶ BUT thou hast followed my doctrine and my manners, and my purpose, and my faith, and my prolongedness of mind, and my charity, and my patience,

 3:10 But thou hast followed after my doctrine, and my manner of life, and my aims, and my faith, and my long suffering, and my love, and my patience,

 3:11 and my persecution, and my sufferings. And thou knowest what things I endured in Antioch, and in Ikonion, and in Lystra, what persecution I endured; and out of all these my Lord delivered me.

 3:11 and my persecution, and my sufferings. And thou knowest what I endured at Antioch, and at Iconium, and at Lystra; what persecution I endured: and from all these my Lord delivered me.

 3:12 But all they who will in the fear of Aloha to live in Jeshu Meshiha, are persecuted.

 3:12 And likewise all, who choose to live in the fear of God, in Jesus the Messiah, will be persecuted.

 3:13 But wicked men and seducers add to their wickedness, deceiving, and being deceived.

 3:13 But evil and seducing men will add to their wickedness, while they deceive and are deceived.

 3:14 But abide thou in those things that thou hast learned, and in which thou art confirmed; for thou knowest from whom thou hast learned:

 3:14 But continue thou in the things thou hast learned and been assured of; for thou knowest from whom thou learnedst;

 3:15 and that from thy childhood thou hast learned the holy writings, which are able to make thee wise to salvation, through faith which is in Jeshu Meshiha.

 3:15 because from thy childhood, thou wast taught the holy books, which can make thee wise unto life, by faith in Jesus the Messiah.

 3:16 ¶ FOR all scripture which from the Spirit is written, is profitable for doctrine, and for rebuke, and for correction, and for instruction which is in righteousness:

 3:16 All scripture that was written by the Spirit, is profitable for instruction, and for confutation, and for correction, and for erudition in righteousness;

 3:17 that the man of God may be perfect unto every good work, and completed.

 3:17 that the man of God may become perfect, and complete for every good work.