Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

if we are faithless, He remains faithful,
for He cannot deny Himself.

And their word will spread like gangrene; Hymenaeus and Philetus are among them.

They have deviated from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are overturning the faith of some.

Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription:

The Lord knows those who are His, and
Everyone who names the name of the Lord
must turn away from unrighteousness.

Now in a large house there are not only gold and silver bowls, but also those of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.

For among them are those who worm their way into households and capture idle women burdened down with sins, led along by a variety of passions,

Just as Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, so these also resist the truth, men who are corrupt in mind, worthless in regard to the faith.

and you know that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.