If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:

But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,

Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.

For these are they who go secretly into houses, making prisoners of foolish women, weighted down with sin, turned from the way by their evil desires,

And as James and Jambres went against Moses, so do these go against what is true: men of evil minds, who, tested by faith, are seen to be false.

But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.

But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.