3 Know also this, that, in the last days, shall come dangerous times.

² Men shall be lovers of themselves, covetous, haughty, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, wicked,

³ Without affection, without peace, slanderers, incontinent, unmerciful, without kindness,

⁴ Traitors, stubborn, puffed up, and lovers of pleasures more than of God:

⁵ Having an appearance indeed of godliness, but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid.

⁶ For of these sort are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, who are led away with divers desires:

⁷ Ever learning, and never attaining to the knowledge of the truth.