unloving,irreconcilable,malicious gossips,without self-control,brutal,haters of good,
that they were sayingto you, "In the lasttimethere will be mockers,followingaftertheir ownungodlylusts."
without understanding,untrustworthy,unloving,unmerciful;
"Brotherwill betraybrotherto death,and a father[his] child;and childrenwill riseup againstparentsand cause them to be put to death.
havingeyesfullof adulterythat never ceasefrom sin,enticingunstablesouls,havinga hearttrainedin greed,accursedchildren;
Women[must] likewise[be] dignified,not malicious gossips,but temperate,faithfulin all things.
ThenJesuswas ledup by the Spiritinto the wildernessto be temptedby the devil.
"In the latterperiodof their rule,When the transgressorshave run[their course], A kingwill arise,Insolentand skilledin intrigue.
And I sawthe womandrunkwith the bloodof the saints,and with the bloodof the witnessesof Jesus.When I sawher, I wonderedgreatly.
for they pouredout the bloodof saintsand prophets,and You have giventhem bloodto drink.They deserveit."
and [he provides] that noonewill be ableto buyorto sell,exceptthe one who hasthe mark,[either] the nameof the beastorthe numberof his name.
And it was givento him to givebreathto the imageof the beast,sothat the imageof the beastwould evenspeakand causeas manyas do not worshipthe imageof the beastto be killed.
Theseare grumblers,finding fault,followingaftertheir [own] lusts;they speakarrogantly,flatteringpeoplefor the sakeof [gaining an] advantage.
Knowthisfirstof all, that in the lastdaysmockerswill comewith [their] mocking,followingaftertheir ownlusts,
But you have dishonoredthe poor man.Is it not the richwho oppressyou and personallydragyou into court?
Older womenlikewiseare to be reverentin their behavior,not malicious gossipsnorenslavedto muchwine,teaching what is good,
but hospitable,loving what is good,sensible,just,devout,self-controlled,
So,he who rejects[this] is not rejectingmanbut the Godwho givesHis HolySpiritto you.
But ifthey do not have self-control,let them marry;for it is betterto marrythanto burn[with passion].
Stopdeprivingone another,exceptby agreementfor a time,sothat you may devote yourselvesto prayer,and cometogetheragainsothat Satanwill not temptyou becauseof your lack of self-control.
Jesusansweredthem, "Did I Myselfnot chooseyou, the twelve,and [yet] oneof you is a devil?"
Nowthe Pharisees,who were lovers of money,were listeningto allthese thingsand were scoffingat Him.
"The one who listensto you listensto Me, and the one who rejectsyou rejectsMe; and he who rejectsMe rejectsthe One who sentMe."
"The sonsof those who afflictedyou will comebowingto you, And allthose who despisedyou will bowthemselves at the solesof your feet;And they will callyou the cityof the LORD,The Zionof the HolyOneof Israel.
He was despisedand forsakenof men,A manof sorrowsand acquaintedwith grief;And like one from whom men hidetheir faceHe was despised,and we did not esteemHim.
But I am a wormand not a man,A reproachof menand despisedby the people.
"Cursedbe their anger,for it is fierce;And their wrath,for it is cruel.I will dispersethem in Jacob,And scatterthem in Israel.
promisingthem freedomwhile they themselvesare slavesof corruption;for by whata manis overcome,by thishe is enslaved.
In whose eyesa reprobateis despised,But who honorsthose who fearthe LORD;He swearsto his own hurtand does not change;
being filledwith allunrighteousness,wickedness,greed,evil;fullof envy,murder,strife,deceit,malice;[they are] gossips,
