Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, in accordance with the promise of the life that comes through union with Christ Jesus,

For He saved us and called us with a holy call, not in accordance with anything that we had done, but in accordance with His own purpose and unmerited favor which was shown us through union with Christ Jesus eternal ages ago,

but has only recently been made known through the appearance of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who through the good news has put a stop to the power of death, and brought life and immortality to light.

Continue to be an example in wholesome instructions which you learned from me, in the faith and love that come through union with Christ Jesus.

So you, my son, must keep renewing your strength in the spiritual blessing that comes through union with Christ Jesus.

For this reason I am bearing anything for the sake of His chosen people, so that they too may obtain the salvation that comes through Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.

and their message will spread like a cancer; men like Hymenaeus and Philetus,

In any great house there are not only gold and silver articles but also wooden utensils, some for honorable uses and some for lowly uses.

and they might recover their senses and escape from the devil's trap in which they have been caught by him to do his will.

Now you must know that in the last days there are going to be hard times.

For some of them practice going into people's houses and capturing weak and silly women who are overwhelmed with the weight of their sins, who are easily led about by all sorts of evil impulses,

But they will not make any more progress, for their folly will be evident to everybody, as theirs was.

and that from childhood you have known the sacred Scriptures which can give you wisdom that leads to salvation through the faith that leans on Christ Jesus.

For a time will come when they will not listen to wholesome teaching, but to gratify their own evil desires will surround themselves with teachers who teach to gratify their own evil desires, because their ears are itching so to be tickled,

When I first defended myself at court, nobody came to help me, but everybody deserted me. May it never be charged to their account.