12. if we endure, we will also reign with Him;if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
13. if we are faithless, He remains faithful,for He cannot deny Himself.
14. Remind them of these things, charging them before God not to fight about words; this is in no way profitable and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
15. Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.
16. But avoid irreverent, empty speech, for this will produce an even greater measure of godlessness.
17. And their word will spread like gangrene; Hymenaeus and Philetus are among them.