But know this first of all, that no prophecy of the Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation.
We have diverse gifts according to the grace that is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
Furthermore, knowing the time, now is the moment to awake from sleep. For now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
knowing this, that our old man has been crucified with Him, so that the body of sin might be destroyed, and we should no longer be slaves to sin.
And we know that the law is not given for a righteous person, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
knowing that the trying of your faith develops patience.
Know this first, that there shall come scoffers in the last days who walk after their own lusts,