But understand this that in the last days there will come times of difficulty For people will be lovers of self lovers of money proud arrogant abusive disobedient to their parents ungrateful unholy heartless unppeasable slanderous without self control brutal not loving good treacherous reckless swollen with conceit lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God having the apperance of godliness but denying its power Avoid such people For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women burdened with sins and led astray by various passions always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth