¹⁶ These people are always grumbling and complaining, chasing off after their own desires. From their mouths come arrogant words, buttering people up for the sake of gain.

Rescued by God’s power

¹⁷ But you, my beloved ones, remember the words that were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. ¹⁸ “In the last time,” they said to you, “there will be scornful people who follow their own ungodly desires.”