³ They will be unloving and unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good.

¹⁸ They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires.

³¹ They refuse to understand, break their promises, are heartless, and have no mercy.

²¹ “A brother will betray his brother to death, a father will betray his own child, and children will rebel against their parents and cause them to be killed.

¹⁴ They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.

¹¹ In the same way, their wives^[a] must be respected and must not slander others. They must exercise self-control and be faithful in everything they do.

The Temptation of Jesus

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted there by the devil.

²³ “At the end of their rule, when their sin is at its height, a fierce king, a master of intrigue, will rise to power.

⁶ I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete amazement.