^{2 Ref} That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

^{3 Ref} Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

^{4 Ref} And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.