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

¹⁸ How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

¹⁰ But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

4 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;

² Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

¹⁶ These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

²⁰ Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

² But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

3 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

⁵ In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

²⁰ For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: