King James Version KJV
New International Version NIV
18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
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They said to you, “In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires.”
19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
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These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
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But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
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keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.
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