⁹ Or ^(A)do you not know that the unrighteous will not ^(B)inherit the kingdom of God? ^(C)Do not be deceived; ^(D)neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor ^[a]homosexuals, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor those habitually drunk, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will ^(E)inherit the kingdom of God.

¹⁹ Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: ^(A)sexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, ²⁰ idolatry, ^(B)witchcraft, hostilities, ^(C)strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, ^(D)selfish ambition, dissensions, ^(E)factions, ²¹ envy, ^(F)drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not ^(G)inherit the kingdom of God.

³ But ^(A)sexual immorality ^[a]or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among ^[b]saints; ⁴ and there must be no ^(B)filthiness ^[c]or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which ^(C)are not fitting, but rather ^(D)giving of thanks. ⁵ For this you know with certainty, that ^(E)no sexually immoral or ^[d]impure or greedy person, which ^[e]amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom ^(F)of Christ and God.

^6 (G)See that no one deceives you with empty words, for because of these things ^(H)the wrath of God comes upon ^(I)the ^[f]sons of disobedience.

^5 (A)Therefore, ^[a]treat ^(B)the parts of your earthly body as dead to ^(C)sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which ^[b]amounts to idolatry. ⁶ For it is because of these things that ^(D)the wrath of God is coming ^[c]upon the ^[d]sons of disobedience,

³ For this is the will of God, your sanctification; that is, that you ^(A)abstain from sexual immorality; ⁴ that ^(B)each of you know how to ^[a]possess his own ^[b](C)vessel in sanctification and ^(D)honor, ⁵ not in ^[c](E)lustful passion, like the Gentiles who ^(F)do not know God; ⁶ and that no one violate the rights and ^(G)take advantage of his brother or sister ^(H)in the matter, because ^(I)the Lord is the avenger in all these things, just as we also ^(J)told you previously and solemnly warned you.

^3 (A)Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our ^(B)common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you ^(C)contend earnestly for ^(D)the faith that was once for all time ^(E)handed down to ^(F)the ^[a]saints. ⁴ For certain people have ^(G)crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand ^[b](H)marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn ^(I)the grace of our God into ^(J)indecent behavior and ^(K)deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

⁵ Now I want to ^(L)remind you, though ^(M)you know everything once and for all, that ^[c]the Lord, ^(N)after saving a people out of the land of Egypt, ^[d]subsequently destroyed those who did not believe. ⁶ And ^(O)angels who did not keep their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling place, these He has ^(P)kept in eternal restraints under darkness for the judgment of the great day, ⁷ just as ^(Q)Sodom and Gomorrah and the ^(R)cities around them, since they in the same way as these angels indulged in sexual perversion and ^(S)went after ^[e]strange flesh, are exhibited as an ^[f](T)example in undergoing the ^(U)punishment of eternal fire.

⁸ Yet in the same way these people also, dreaming, ^(V)defile the flesh, reject authority, and speak abusively of angelic ^[g]majesties. ⁹ But ^(W)Michael ^(X)the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about ^(Y)the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him an abusive judgment, but said, “^(Z)The Lord rebuke you!” ¹⁰ But ^(AA)these people disparage all the things that they do not understand; and ^(AB)all the things that they know by instinct, ^(AC)like unreasoning animals, by these things they are destroyed. ¹¹ Woe to them! For they have gone ^(AD)the way of Cain, and for pay ^[h]they have given themselves up to ^(AE)the error of Balaam, and ^(AF)perished in the rebellion of Korah. ¹² These are the ones who are ^[i]hidden reefs ^(AG)in your love feasts when they feast with you ^(AH)without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; ^(AI)clouds without water, ^(AJ)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, ^[j]doubly dead, ^(AK)uprooted; ^13 (AL)wild waves of the sea, churning up ^(AM)their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, ^(AN)for whom the ^[k]gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.

¹⁴ It was also about these people that ^(AO)Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, prophesied, saying, “^(AP)Behold, the Lord has come with ^[l]many thousands of His holy ones, ^15 (AQ)to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ^(AR)ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” ¹⁶ These are ^(AS)grumblers, finding fault, ^(AT)following after their own lusts; ^[m]they speak ^(AU)arrogantly, flattering people ^(AV)for the sake of gaining an advantage.

Keep Yourselves in the Love of God

¹⁷ But you, ^(AW)beloved, ^(AX)ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by ^(AY)the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁸ that they were saying to you, “^(AZ)In the last time there will be mockers, ^(BA)following after their own ungodly lusts.” ¹⁹ These are the ones who cause divisions, ^[n](BB)worldly-minded, ^[o]devoid of the Spirit. ²⁰ But you, ^(BC)beloved, ^(BD)building yourselves up on your most holy ^(BE)faith, ^(BF)praying in the Holy Spirit,

¹⁴ But ^(A)I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the ^(B)teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a ^[a]stumbling block before the sons of Israel, ^(C)to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. ¹⁵ So you too, have some who in the same way hold to the teaching of the ^(D)Nicolaitans. ¹⁶ Therefore ^(E)repent; or else ^(F)I am coming to you quickly, and I will wage war against them with ^(G)the sword of My mouth.

²⁰ But ^(A)I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman ^(B)Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, and she teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they ^(C)commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. ^21 (D)I gave her time to repent, and she ^(E)does not want to repent of her sexual immorality. ²² Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who ^(F)commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of ^[a]her deeds. ²³ And I will kill her children with ^[b]plague, and all the churches will know that I am He who ^(G)searches the ^[c]minds and hearts; and ^(H)I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.