¹⁶ These people ·complain and blame others [are grumblers and fault-finders], ·doing the evil things they want to do [^Lpursuing their own desires/lusts]. ·They brag about themselves [^LTheir mouths speak boastful words], and they ·flatter [impress; astound] others ·to get what they want [to gain an advantage; ^Lfor the sake of gain].

A Warning and Things to Do

¹⁷ [^LBut you] ·Dear friends [Beloved], remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ ·said before [predicted; prophesied; foretold; 2 Pet. 3:2]. ¹⁸ [^LFor] They said to you, “In the ·last times [end time] there will be ·people who laugh about God [scoffers; mockers], ·following [pursuing] their own ·evil [ungodly] ·desires [passions; lusts; 2 Pet. 3:3].”