and by some that Elijah had appeared; and by others that one of the ancient prophets was risen again.

"John the Baptist," they answered, "But others say Elijah, and others that one of the ancient prophets is risen again."

God, who in ancient days spoke to our ancestors in the prophets, at many different times and by various methods,

if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon an ungodly world;

For certain men have crept in stealthily??en predestined in ancient prophecies for this condemnation??mpious ones! They pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness, and deny Jesus Christ, our sole Master and Lord.