Apostates Predicted

16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they tmouth great swelling words, uflattering people to gain advantage. 17 vBut you, beloved, remember the words which were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ: 18 how they told you that wthere would be mockers in the last time who would walk according to their own ungodly lusts. 19 These are 9sensual persons, who cause divisions, not having the Spirit.

Maintain Your Life with God

20 But you, beloved, xbuilding yourselves up on your most holy faith, ypraying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, zlooking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

22 And on some have compassion, 1making a distinction; 23 but aothers save 2with fear, bpulling them out of the 3fire, hating even cthe garment defiled by the flesh.

Glory to God

24 dNow to Him who is able to keep 4you from stumbling,

And eto present you faultless

Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy,

25 To 5God our Savior,

6Who alone is wise,

Be glory and majesty,

Dominion and 7power,

Both now and forever.

Amen.

Revelation

Introduction and Benediction

1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, awhich God gave Him to show His servants—things which must 1shortly take place. And bHe sent and signified it by His angel to His servant John, 2 cwho bore witness to the word of God, and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, to all things dthat he saw. 3 eBlessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written in it; for fthe time is near.