and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God's People, that they also may obtain the Salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable glory.

They have gone completely astray as regards the Truth; they say that a resurrection has already taken place, and so upset some people's faith.

Shun foolish and ignorant discussions, for you know that they only breed quarrels;

and they may yet come to a sober mind, and escape from the snares of the Devil, when captured by the Lord's Servant to do the will of God.

treacherous, reckless, and puffed up with pride; they will love pleasure more than they love God;

and while they retain the outward form of religion, they will not allow it to influence them. Turn your back on such men as these.

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these people, in their turn, oppose the Truth. Their minds are corrupted, and, as regards the Faith, they are utterly worthless.

They will not, however, make further progress; for their wicked folly will be plain to every one, just as that of Jannes and Jambres was.

You, however, must stand by what you learnt and accepted as true. You know who they were from whom you learnt it;

For a time will come when people will not tolerate sound teaching. They will follow their own wishes, and, in their itching for novelty, procure themselves a crowd of teachers.

They will turn a deaf ear to the Truth, and give their attention to legends instead.

At my first trial no one stood by me. They all deserted me. May it never be counted against them!