3:1 [] Ginwske de touto, oti en taiV escataiV hmeraiV qelousin elqei kairoi kakoi×

3:2 dioti qelousin eisqai oi anqrwpoi filautoi, filarguroi, alazoneV, uperhfanoi, blasfhmoi, apeiqeiV eiV touV goneiV, acaristoi, anosioi,

3:3 asplagcnoi, adiallaktoi, sukofantai, akrateiV, anhmeroi, afilagaqoi,

3:4 prodotai, propeteiV, tetufwmenoi, filhdonoi mallon para filoqeoi,

3:5 econteV men morfhn eusebeiaV, hrnhmenoi de thn dunamin authV. Kai toutouV feuge.

3:6 Dioti ek toutwn einai ekeinoi, oitineV eiscwrousin eiV taV oikiaV kai aicmalwtizousi ta gunaikaria ta pefortismena amartiaV, suromena upo diaforwn epiqumiwn,

3:7 ta opoia pantote manqanousi kai pote den dunantai na elqwsin eiV thn gnwsin thV alhqeiaV.

3:8 Kai kaq' on tropon o IannhV kai IambrhV antesthsan eiV ton Mwushn, outw kai autoi anqistantai eiV thn alhqeian, anqrwpoi diefqarmenoi ton noun, adokimoi eiV thn pistin.

3:9 Alla den qelousi prokoyei pleioteron× dioti h anohsia autwn qelei geinei katadhloV eiV pantaV, kaqwV kai h ekeinwn egeine.

3:10 [] Su omwV parhkolouqhsaV thn didaskalian mou, thn diagwghn, thn proqesin, thn pistin, thn makroqumian, thn agaphn, thn upomonhn,

3:11 touV diwgmouV, ta paqhmata, opoia moi sunebhsan en Antioceia, en Ikoniw, en LustroiV× opoiouV diwgmouV upefera, kai ek pantwn me hleuqerwsen o KurioV.

3:12 Kai panteV de oi qelonteV na zwsin eusebwV en Cristw Ihsou qelousi diwcqh.

3:13 Ponhroi de anqrwpoi kai gohteV qelousi prokoyei eiV to ceiron, planwnteV kai planwmenoi.

3:14 Alla su mene eiV ekeina, ta opoia emaqeV kai epistwqhV, exeurwn para tinoV emaqeV,

3:15 kai oti apo brefouV gnwrizeiV ta iera grammata, ta dunamena na se sofiswsin eiV swthrian dia thV pistewV thV en Cristw Ihsou.

3:16 Olh h grafh einai qeopneustoV kai wfelimoV proV didaskalian, proV elegcon, proV epanorqwsin, proV ekpaideusin thn meta thV dikaiosunhV,