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17 But you, beloved, must remember the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
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But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold.
18 for they said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, indulging 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 It is these worldly people, devoid of the Spirit, who are causing divisions.
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These are the people who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit.
20 But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit;
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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; look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to 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.
22 And have mercy on some who are wavering;
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Be merciful to those who doubt;
23 save others by snatching them out of the fire; and have mercy on still others with fear, hating even the tunic defiled by their bodies.
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save others by snatching them from the fire; to others show mercy, mixed with fear—hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
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