Polyglot Bible: 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 3

This is a trilingual scriptural text presenting 2 Timothy 3:1–17 in three parallel columns: the Greek New Testament (GNT), the King James Version (KJV), and the Latin Vulgate — a format typical of polyglot Bible editions used for comparative textual study. The passage is a Pauline epistle excerpt in which the author warns Timothy of moral deterioration in "the last days," cataloguing eighteen vices (self-love, greed, arrogance, cruelty, treachery, pleasure-seeking, and others) that will mark people who maintain the outward form of piety while rejecting its substance. The author then contrasts Timothy's faithful example with false teachers compared to Jannes and Jambres — the Egyptian magicians who opposed Moses — who will ultimately be exposed and fail to advance. A distinctive claim appears in verse 12, asserting that persecution is not the exception but the guaranteed experience of everyone who sincerely lives as a Christian, while deceivers grow progressively worse. The passage closes with the well-known assertion that "all Scripture is God-breathed" (θεόπνευστος / *divinitus inspirata*) and sufficient to equip the believer for every good work — a verse central to Protestant and Catholic debates about biblical inspiration and authority. The tripartite layout makes this useful for those studying the textual transmission and translation history of the New Testament rather than devotional reading alone.

Polyglot Bible: 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 3

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