¹² Yes, and ^(A)all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. ^13 (B)But evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived. ¹⁴ But you must ^(C)continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, ¹⁵ and that from childhood you have known ^(D)the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

^16 (E)All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, ^(F)and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for ^[a]instruction in righteousness, ^17 (G)that the man of God may be complete, ^(H)thoroughly equipped for every good work.