¹⁶ But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

⁹ But have nothing to do with foolish questionings, and lists of generations, and fights and arguments about the law; for they are of no profit and foolish.

²⁰ O Timothy, take good care of that which is given to you, turning away from the wrong and foolish talk and arguments of that knowledge which is falsely so named;

⁷ For the secret of evil is even now at work: but there is one who is keeping back the evil till he is taken out of the way.

⁸ And then will come the revelation of that evil one, whom the Lord Jesus will put to death with the breath of his mouth, and give to destruction by the revelation of his coming;

¹ The deceit of Ephraim and the false words of Israel are about me on every side. ...

¹⁰ And Ezra the priest got to his feet and said to them, You have done wrong and taken strange women for your wives, so increasing the sin of Israel.

¹⁴ And those who are on the earth are turned from the true way by him through the signs which he was given power to do before the beast; giving orders to those who are on the earth to make an image to the beast, who was wounded by the sword, and came to life.

³ And I saw one of his heads as if it had been given a death-wound; and his death-wound was made well: and all the earth was wondering at the beast.

¹⁸ For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;

² And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.

¹⁵ Looking with care to see that no man among you in his behaviour comes short of the grace of God; for fear that some bitter root may come up to be a trouble to you, and that some of you may be made unclean by it;

¹⁴ Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

¹¹ By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

¹³ Evil and false men will become worse and worse, using deceit and themselves overcome by deceit.

¹⁴ Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.

⁷ But have nothing to do with unclean and foolish stories. Give yourself training in religion:

³³ Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

⁶ This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass?