For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven upon all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

Because, having known God, they did not glorify Him as God, or give thanks, but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.

Yet [such a man] says to the Lord, Depart from me; I desire not to know Your ways.

What is the Mighty One, that we should serve Him? And what profit is there that we should approach Him?

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practice it: and godliness toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will nullify wisdom and instruction.

So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and have become subject to reproofs.

For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:

and you shall say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart avoided reproofs!

I heard not the voice of him that instructed me, and taught me, neither did I incline my ear.

Why has the fool wealth? For a senseless man will not be able to purchase wisdom. [ 17:16A] He that exalts his own house seeks ruin, and he that turns aside from instruction shall fall into mischief.

For the princes of My people have not known Me, they are foolish and unwise children. They are wise to do evil, but [how] to do good they have not known.

[There is] usury upon usury, and deceit upon deceit: they would not know Me, says the Lord.

My people are like as if they had no knowledge: because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you, that you shall not minister as priest unto Me: and [as] you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

for as I passed by and considered the objects of your worship, I found also an altar on which it had been inscribed: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, [Him] whom being ignorant of you worship, this [One] I announce to you:

But when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some were scoffing, but others said, "We will hear you again concerning this."

Therefore the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it does not submit to the law of God, nor indeed can it.

And those that are in the flesh cannot please God.

Awake to righteousness, and do not sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

Because it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts to give [the] light of the knowledge of the glory of God in [the] face of Jesus Christ.

casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ,

in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

and in all deception of unrighteousness among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

so that they all might be damned who did not believe the truth, but delighted in unrighteousness.

For this they willingly forget: that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and [the] earth, consisting out of water and through water,

Call them reprobate silver, because the Lord has rejected them.

Scrutinize yourselves as to whether you are in the faith; prove your own selves. Or do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you, unless indeed you are reprobates?

Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do what is honorable, though we may be as reprobates.

And in just the way Jannes and Jambres resisted Moses, thus also these resist the truth: men corrupted in mind, disapproved regarding the faith.

They profess to know God, but in their works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.

neither wickedness, nor foolish talk or coarse jesting, which are not proper, but rather thanksgiving.

Therefore, having much boldness in Christ to command you what is fitting,