for no prophecy was ever borne of human impulse; rather, men carried along by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man in anguish over the debauched lifestyle of lawless men,

(for while he lived among them day after day, that righteous man was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)

But these men, like irrational animals -- creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed -- do not understand whom they are insulting, and consequently in their destruction they will be destroyed,

These men are waterless springs and mists driven by a storm, for whom the utter depths of darkness have been reserved.

Therefore, dear friends, since you have been forewarned, be on your guard that you do not get led astray by the error of these unprincipled men and fall from your firm grasp on the truth.