⁵ and constant friction between ^(A)people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who ^(B)suppose that ^[a]godliness is a means of gain.

³ But ^(A)sexual immorality ^[a]or any impurity or greed must not even be mentioned among you, as is proper among ^[b]saints;

⁵ For this you know with certainty, that ^(A)no sexually immoral or ^[a]impure or greedy person, which ^[b]amounts to an idolater, has an inheritance in the kingdom ^(B)of Christ and God.

¹⁰ For ^(A)the love of money is a root of all ^[a]sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have ^(B)wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many ^[b]griefs.

¹⁵ But He said to them, “^(A)Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not even when one is affluent does his life consist of his possessions.”

³ and in their ^(A)greed they will ^(B)exploit you with ^(C)false words; ^(D)their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

¹⁴ having eyes full of adultery ^[a]that never cease from sin, ^(A)enticing ^(B)unstable souls, having hearts trained in ^(C)greed, ^(D)accursed children; ¹⁵ abandoning ^(E)the right way, they have gone astray, having followed ^(F)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^(G)the ^[b]reward of unrighteousness; ¹⁶ but he received a rebuke for his own offense, ^(H)for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.

¹⁷ These are ^(I)springs without water and mists driven by a storm, ^(J)for whom the ^[c]black darkness has been reserved.

³⁶ For what does it benefit a person to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?