Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is a great help to me in ministry.

And the Lord’s slave must not engage in heated disputes but be kind toward all, an apt teacher, patient,

that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.

You know that everyone in the province of Asia deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.

and their message will spread its infection like gangrene. Hymenaeus and Philetus are in this group.

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.

And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

Now in a wealthy home there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also ones made of wood and of clay, and some are for honorable use, but others for ignoble use.

So if someone cleanses himself of such behavior, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart, useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

But they will not go much further, for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres.

For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.

Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me until that day.

However, God’s solid foundation remains standing, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from evil.”