15 You are aware that ^pall who are in Asia turned away from me, among whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,¹ a worker ^bwho has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. 16 But ^cavoid ^dirreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, 17 and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are ^eHymenaeus and Philetus, 18 who have swerved from the truth, ^fsaying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.