But these blaspheme so many things as they know not: and so many things as they understand naturally, like irrational animals, in these they are corrupted.

Woe unto them! because they have gone off in the way of Cain, and in the delusion of Balaam they have been seduced by reward, and they perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly of them for all the works of their ungodliness which they have impiously done, and for all their hard speeches which they have spoken against him, being ungodly sinners.

that they said to you, At the last time there will be mockers, walking according to their own lusts after ungodly things.

These are they who are sidetracking [the people], intellectual, not having the Spirit.