since it was necessary that it should suffer often from the foundation of the world, but now once at the consummation of the world he has been manifested to destroy sins by the sacrifice of himself.

who was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but made manifest in these last times for you,

Ungodly

But to one that works not, but believes on him that justifies the wicked, his faith is [accounted] for righteousness.

and so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written, A deliverer shall come from Zion, he shall turn away impiety from Jacob.

knowing this, that a law is not made for a righteous man, but for the wicked and disorderly, the impious and sinful, the unholy and profane, murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers and murderers of their fellow-men,

teaching us, that denying impiety and worldly desires we should live soberly, and righteously, and piously in the present life,

and spared not the old world, but preserved Noah a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, bringing the flood on the world of the ungodly,

But the present heavens and the earth have been preserved by his word, being kept for fire, at the day of the judgment and destruction of wicked men.

For some men have come in by deception, who were of old appointed to this judgment, impious, changing the grace of our God into lewdness, and denying our only master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

General references

for the Son of man has come to seek and save the lost.

No man has greater love than this, that one should give his life for his friends.