12 If we endure, we will rule with him.If we disown him, he will disown us.
13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithfulbecause he cannot be untrue to himself.
14 Remind believers about these things, and warn them in the sight of God not to quarrel over words. Quarreling doesn’t do any good but only destroys those who are listening.
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as a tried-and-true worker who isn’t ashamed to teach the word of truth correctly.
16 Avoid pointless discussions. People who ⌊pay attention to these pointless discussions⌋ will become more ungodly,
17 and what they say will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that.
18 They have abandoned the truth. They are destroying the faith of others by saying that people who have died have already come back to life.