16. Keep away from profane and foolish discussions, which only drive people further away from God.
17. Such teaching is like an open sore that eats away the flesh. Two men who have taught such things are Hymenaeus and Philetus.
18. They have left the way of truth and are upsetting the faith of some believers by saying that our resurrection has already taken place.
19. But the solid foundation that God has laid cannot be shaken; and on it are written these words: “The Lord knows those who are his” and “All who say that they belong to the Lord must turn away from wrongdoing.”