II. The divine provisions for the inoculation — a pure conscience, unfeigned faith, the divine gift, a strong spirit, eternal grace, incorruptible life, the healthy word, and the indwelling Spirit — 1:3-14
III. The basic factor of the decline — forsaking the apostle and his ministry — 1:15-18
IV. The inoculator — a teacher, a soldier, a contender, a farmer, and a workman — 2:1-15
V. The spreading of the decline — like that of gangrene — 2:16-26
VI. The worsening of the decline — becoming grievous times of deceiving — 3:1-13
VII. The antidote of the inoculation — the divine word — 3:14-17
VIII. The incentive to the inoculator — the coming reward — 4:1-8
IX. The issue of the decline — loving the present age and doing many evils — 4:9-18