For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

because, although they know God, they do not glorify Him as God, nor are thankful, but become vain in their reasonings, and their stupid hearts are darkened.

Yet they say to the Mighty God, Depart from us, for we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we entreat Him?

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity; and those who scorn desire their scorning; and fools hate knowledge?

Because they hated knowledge and chose not the fear of Jehovah.

and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised correction;

and I have not given heed to the voice of my teachers, nor extended my ear to those instructing me.

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no heart?

For My people are foolish; they have not known Me; they are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Your dwelling is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, says Jehovah.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest to Me. Since you have forgotten the Law of your God, I also will forget your sons.

for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your devotion, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One to whom you show reverence without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:

And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some ridiculed, while others said, We will hear you again concerning this matter.

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the Law of God, nor indeed can be.

So then, those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak to your shame.

whose minds the god of this age has blinded, who do not believe, so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

For it is God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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

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

and with all unrighteous deception among those who are perishing, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

For of this they are willfully ignorant: that by the Word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of water and in the water,

Rejected silver they call them, because Jehovah has rejected them.

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know, yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you; unless indeed you are ones failing the test?

Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear acceptable, but that you should do what is honorable, even though we may seem to be unacceptable.

But as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so do these also oppose the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith;

They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and reprobate with regard to every good work.

neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to order you to do what is fitting,