for no prophecy was ever made by the act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the filthy lives of lawless men

(for by what he saw and heard that righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds),

but he was rebuked for his own transgression by a donkeya beast without speechwho spoke with a man's voice and restrained the prophet's madness.

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for whatever overcomes a man, to that he is enslaved.

But by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your own steadfastness.