As when a dog returns to his own vomit, and becomes abominable, so is a fool who returns in his wickedness to his own sin. [ 26:11A] There is a shame that brings sin, and there is a shame that is glory and grace.

See how they are all blinded; they have not known; [they are] dumb dogs [that] will not bark; dreaming of rest, loving to slumber.

Yea, they are insatiable dogs, that know not what it is to be filled, and they are wicked, having no understanding; all have followed their own ways, each according to his [will].

Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.

"But beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.

And then many will fall away, and they will betray one another, and they will hate one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another!

Alexander the coppersmith did me much harm. May the Lord repay him according to his works;

whom you also should guard against, for he has greatly resisted our words.

But it has happened to them [according to] the [saying] of the true proverb: "A dog returns to his own vomit," and, "A sow, having washed, to her wallowing in the mire."

But outside are dogs and drug users and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices a lie.

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame--who are mindful of earthly things.

Depart from me, You evildoers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.

Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name we cast out demons, and in Your name we did many mighty works?'

"And then I will confess to them, 'I never knew you! Depart from Me, you who work iniquity!'

For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

For you, brothers were called to freedom; only do not use freedom for an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck,

But know this, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, not loving what is good,

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from these people turn away!

For there will be a time when they will not put up with sound doctrine, but according to their own lusts, they will heap up for themselves teachers, tickling their ears,

and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to myths.

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

For when they speak haughty [words] of emptiness, they entice through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, those who are escaping from those who are living in error,

For if having escaped from the corruptions of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, yet by these, having become entangled they are defeated, the latter end has become worse for them than the first.

For certain men have crept in unawares, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, changing the grace of our God into licentiousness and denying the only Master God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

But these speak blasphemously of those things which they do not know; but what they do know naturally, like unreasoning animals, they are destroyed by these things.

These are stains in your love feasts, while they feast [with you] without fear, caring for themselves, they are waterless clouds being carried along by winds; late autumn trees unfruitful, twice having died, having been uprooted,

But the cowardly, and unbelieving, and sinners, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and drug users, and idolaters, and all who are false shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

For we are the [true] circumcision, worshipping by the Spirit of God, rejoicing in Christ Jesus, and having no confidence in the flesh,

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in flesh;

But not even Titus who was with me, although he was a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised;

and that was because of false brothers secretly brought in (who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might reduce us to slavery),

Stand fast therefore in the freedom in which Christ has made us free, and do not be loaded down again with a yoke of bondage.

And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.

"I know your works, and your tribulation, and your poverty (but you are rich); and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but [are] a synagogue of Satan.

Behold, I will give those of the synagogue of Satan, those who say they are Jews and are not, but they are lying-behold, I will compel them to come and bow down at your feet, and they shall know that I have loved you.