^2 (A)speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience ^(B)seared with a hot iron,

^19 (A)who, being past feeling, ^(B)have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

¹⁸ For those who are such do not serve our Lord ^[a]Jesus Christ, but ^(A)their own belly, and ^(B)by smooth words and flattering speech deceive the hearts of the simple.

³⁰ Also ^(A)from among yourselves men will rise up, speaking ^[a]perverse things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

¹⁴ For they are spirits of demons, ^(A)performing signs, which go out to the kings ^[a]of the earth and of ^(B)the whole world, to gather them to ^(C)the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

Destructive Doctrines

2 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be ^(A)false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. ² And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. ³ By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction ^[a]does not slumber.

^5 (A)having a form of godliness but ^(B)denying its power. And ^(C)from such people turn away!

²⁸ And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things ^(A)which are not fitting;

²⁴ For ^(A)false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, ^(B)if possible, even the elect.