as alsoin all[his] letters,speakingin them of these things,in whichare some thingshard to understand,whichthe untaughtand unstabledistort,as [they do] alsothe restof the Scriptures,to their owndestruction.
"Uncontrolledas water,you shall not havepreeminence,Becauseyou wentup to your father'sbed;Thenyou defiled[it]-- he wentup to my couch.
Now when the queenof Shebaheardabout the fameof Solomonconcerning the nameof the LORD,she cameto testhim with difficultquestions.
Alldaylong they distortmy words;Alltheir thoughtsare againstme for evil.
"You shall not followthe massesin doing evil,norshall you testifyin a disputeso as to turnasideaftera multitudein order to pervert[justice];
"You shall not pervertthe justice[due] to your needy[brother] in his dispute.
"For you will nolongerrememberthe oracleof the LORD,becauseeveryman'sown wordwill becomethe oracle,and you have pervertedthe wordsof the livingGod,the LORDof hosts,our God.
Thereforethe lawis ignoredAnd justiceis neverupheld.For the wickedsurroundthe righteous;Thereforejusticecomesout perverted.
And He answeredand saidto them, "Whydo you yourselvestransgressthe commandmentof Godfor the sakeof your tradition?
he is not to honorhis fatherorhis mother.' And [by this] you invalidatedthe wordof Godfor the sakeof your tradition.
But Jesusansweredand saidto them, "You are mistaken,not understandingthe Scripturesnorthe powerof God.
"You shall not distortjustice;you shall not be partial,and you shall not takea bribe,for a bribeblindsthe eyesof the wiseand pervertsthe wordsof the righteous.
whoseendis destruction,whosegodis [their] appetite,and [whose] gloryis in their shame,who set their mindson earthly things.
Concerninghim we have muchto say,and [it is] hard to explain,sinceyou have becomedullof hearing.
[being] a double-mindedman,unstablein allhis ways.
Peter,an apostleof JesusChrist,To those who reside as aliens,scattered throughoutPontus,Galatia,Cappadocia,Asia,and Bithynia,who are chosen
and, "A STONEOF STUMBLINGAND A ROCKOF OFFENSE";for they stumblebecause they are disobedientto the word,and to this[doom] they were alsoappointed.
But false prophetsalsoaroseamongthe people,justas there will alsobe false teachersamongyou, whowill secretly introducedestructiveheresies,evendenyingthe Masterwho boughtthem, bringingswiftdestructionupon themselves.
havingeyesfullof adulterythat never ceasefrom sin,enticingunstablesouls,havinga hearttrainedin greed,accursedchildren;
Therefore,beloved,since you lookfor these things,be diligentto be foundby Him in peace,spotlessand blameless,
that you should rememberthe wordsspoken beforehandby the holyprophetsand the commandmentof the Lordand Savior[spoken] by your apostles.
For certainpersonshave crept in unnoticed,thosewho were longbeforehand markedout for thiscondemnation,ungodly personswho turnthe graceof our Godinto licentiousnessand denyour onlyMasterand Lord,JesusChrist.
