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

But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,

But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.

and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will.

For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,

But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;

and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.