17. But remember, my friends, what you were told in the past by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ.
18. They said to you, “When the last days come, people will appear who will mock you, people who follow their own godless desires.”
19. These are the people who cause divisions, who are controlled by their natural desires, who do not have the Spirit.
20. But you, my friends, keep on building yourselves up on your most sacred faith. Pray in the power of the Holy Spirit,
21. and keep yourselves in the love of God, as you wait for our Lord Jesus Christ in his mercy to give you eternal life.
22. Show mercy towards those who have doubts;