¹² They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot^(A) and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.

⁵ He took his wife Sarai,^(A) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated^(B) and the people^(C) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,^(D) and they arrived there.

Abram’s Family

²⁷ This is the account^(A) of Terah’s family line.

Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor^(B) and Haran. And Haran became the father of Lot.^(C)

Warning to Escape Babylon’s Judgment

⁴ Then I heard another voice from heaven say:

⁹ Those who want to get rich^(A) fall into temptation and a trap^(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money^(C) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith^(D) and pierced themselves with many griefs.^(E)

Final Charge to Timothy

¹¹ But you, man of God,^(F) flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness,^(G) faith, love,^(H) endurance and gentleness.

²⁶ He warned the assembly, “Move back from the tents of these wicked men!^(A) Do not touch anything belonging to them, or you will be swept away^(B) because of all their sins.^(C)”