
2 Peter 2:1-3Â The Message
Lying Religious Leaders
But there were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. Theyâll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each otherâbiting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! Theyâve put themselves on a fast downhill slide to destruction, but not before they recruit a crowd of mixed-up followers who canât tell right from wrong.
They give the way of truth a bad name. Theyâre only out for themselves. Theyâll say anything, anything, that sounds good to exploit you. They wonât, of course, get by with it. Theyâll come to a bad end, for God has never just stood by and let that kind of thing go on.
2 Timothy 4:1-4Â Easy-to-Read Version
4 Before God and Jesus Christ, I give you a command. Christ Jesus is the one who will judge all peopleâthose who are living and those who have died. He is coming again to rule in his kingdom. So I give you this command: 2 Tell everyone Godâs message. Be ready at all times to do whatever is needed. Tell people what they need to do, tell them when they are doing wrong, and encourage them. Do this with great patience and careful teaching.
3 The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching. But people will find more and more teachers who please them. They will find teachers who say what they want to hear. 4 People will stop listening to the truth. They will begin to follow the teaching in false stories.
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