From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.

holding fast to faith and a clear conscience, which some have cast aside and have made shipwreck of their faith.

Now the Spirit expressly declares that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons;

For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.

The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.

So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.

For from love of money all sorts of evils arise; and some have so hankered after money as to be led astray from the faith and be pierced through with countless sorrows.

of which some have spoken boastfully in connexion with the true faith, and have erred. Grace be with you all.