For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

Put them in mind of these things, charging them before the Lord that they dispute not about words to no profit, which disputes end in the overthrow of the hearers.

But shun profane and vain babblings; for they will make further advance to ungodliness,

who, as it respects the truth, have erred, saying that the resurrection has already taken place; and they overthrow the faith of some.

But avoid foolish and unprofitable questions, because you know that they produce contentions:

and that they may awake to sobriety out of the snare of the devil, after having been taken captive by him according to his will.

But they shall proceed no further; for their madness shall be manifest to all, as was the madness of those men.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound teaching, but according to their own desires they will pro cure for themselves an abundance of teachers to gratify their itching ears:

and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and be turned to fables.