Berean Standard Bible

2 Peter 2

(Jude 1:3–16)

1NowδὲdeG1161there wereἘγένοντοEgenontoG1096alsoκαὶkaiG2532false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578amongἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992,justκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613there will beἔσονταιesontaiG1510false teachersψευδοδιδάσκαλοι,pseudodidaskaloiG5572amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771. TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will secretly introduceπαρεισάξουσινpareisaxousinG3919destructiveἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684heresiesαἱρέσειςhaireseisG139,evenκαὶkaiG2532denyingἀρνούμενοι,arnoumenoiG720theτὸνtonG3588MasterδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203who boughtἀγοράσανταagorasantaG59themαὐτοὺςautousG846—bringingἐπάγοντεςepagontesG1863swiftταχινὴνtachinēnG5031destructionἀπώλειαν·apōleianG684on themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.

2καὶkaiG2532ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will follow inἐξακολουθήσουσινexakolouthēsousinG1811theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588depravityἀσελγείαις,aselgeiaisG766, andbecause ofδι᾽di᾽G1223themοὓςhousG3739theἡhēG3588wayὁδὸςhodosG3598ofτῆςtēsG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225will be defamedβλασφημηθήσεται·blasphēmēthēsetaiG987.

3καὶkaiG2532InἐνenG1722their greedπλεονεξίᾳpleonexiaG4124, these false teacherswill exploitἐμπορεύσονται,emporeusontaiG1710youὑμᾶςhumasG4771with deceptiveπλαστοῖςplastoisG4112wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056.TheτὸtoG3588longstandingἔκπαλαιekpalaiG1597verdictκρίμαkrimaG2917against themοἷςhoisG3739remains in forceοὐκ ἀργεῖouk argeiG3756 G691,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ἡhēG3588destructionἀπώλειαapōleiaG684does notοὐouG3756sleepνυστάζει.¶nustazeiG3573.

4ForγὰρgarG1063ifΕἰEiG1487ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316did notοὐκoukG3756spareἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339theangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32when they sinnedἁμαρτησάντωνhamartēsantōnG264,butἀλλὰallaG235cast them deep into hellταρταρώσαςtartarōsasG5020,placingπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860themin chainsσειραῖςseiraisG4577of darknessζόφουzophouG2217to be heldτηρουμένους,tēroumenousG5083forεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920;

5ifκαὶkaiG2532He did not spareοὐκ ἐφείσατο,ouk epheisatoG3756 G5339theancientἀρχαίουarchaiouG744worldκόσμουkosmouG2889when He broughtἐπάξας,epaxasG1863thefloodκατακλυσμὸνkataklusmonG2627on itsκόσμῳkosmōG2889ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765people,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235preservedἐφύλαξενephulaxenG5442NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,a preacherκήρυκαkērukaG2783of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,among the eightὄγδοονogdoonG3590;

6ifκαὶkaiG2532He condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632thecitiesπόλειςpoleisG4172of SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670andκαὶkaiG2532GomorrahΓομόρραςGomorrasG1116to destructionκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692,reducing them to ashesτεφρώσαςtephrōsasG5077asτεθεικώς,tetheikōsG5087an exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262of what is coming onμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195the ungodlyG765;

7andκαὶkaiG2532ifHe rescuedἐρρύσατο·errusatoG4506LotΛὼτLōtG3091,a righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342mandistressedκαταπονούμενονkataponoumenonG2669byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588depravedἐν ἀσελγείᾳen aselgeiaG1722 G766conductἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391of theτῶνtōnG3588lawlessἀθέσμωνathesmōnG113

8(forγὰρgarG1063thatὁhoG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342man,livingἐγκατοικῶνegkatoikōnG1460amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250afterἐξexG1537dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,was tormentedἐβασάνιζεν·ebasanizenG928in hisrighteousδικαίανdikaianG1342soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590by thelawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041he sawβλέμματιblemmatiG990andκαὶkaiG2532heardἀκοῇakoēaG189)—

9if all this is so, then theLordκύριοςkuriosG2962knows howG1492to rescueῥύεσθαι,rhuesthaiG4506thegodlyεὐσεβεῖςeusebeisG2152fromἐκekG1537trialsπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986andδὲdeG1161to holdτηρεῖν,tēreinG5083theunrighteousἀδίκουςadikousG94for punishmentκολαζομένουςkolazomenousG2849onεἰςeisG1519thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920.

10Such punishment isδὲdeG1161speciallyμάλισταmalistaG3122reservedfor those whoτοὺςtousG3588indulgeἐν πορευομένουςen poreuomenousG4198 G1722thecorruptμιασμοῦmiasmouG3394desiresἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939ofὀπίσωopisōG3694thefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονοῦντας.kataphronountasG2706authorityκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963.Boldτολμηταί,tolmētaiG5113andself-willedαὐθάδεις,authadeisG829,they are unafraidοὐ τρέμουσινou tremousinG3756 G5141to slanderβλασφημοῦντες·blasphēmountesG987glorious beingsδόξαςdoxasG1391.

11Yet not evenὅπου οὐhopou ouG3699 G3756angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32, thoughὄντεςontesG1510greaterμείζονεςmeizonesG3173in strengthἰσχύϊischuiG2479andκαὶkaiG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,dare to bringφέρουσινpherousinG5342such slanderousβλάσφημονblasphēmonG989chargesκρίσιν.krisinG2920againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themαὐτῶνautōnG846beforeπαρὰparaG3844theLordG2962.

12δὲdeG1161TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778men arelikeὡςhōsG5613irrationalἄλογαalogaG249animalsζῷαzōaG2226,creatures of instinctφυσικὰphusikaG5446,bornγεγεννημέναgegennēmenaG1080εἰςeisG1519to be capturedἅλωσινhalōsinG259andκαὶkaiG2532destroyedφθοράν,phthoranG5356.They blasphemeβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountesG987inἐνenG1722mattersοἷςhoisG3739they do not understandἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinG50, and like such creaturesἐν τῇ φθορᾷ αὐτῶνen tēa phthora autōnG1722 G846 G3588 G5356,they too will be destroyedκαὶ φθαρήσονταιkai phtharēsontaiG2532 G5351.

13The harm they will sufferἀδικούμενοιadikoumenoiG91is thewagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408of their wickednessἀδικίας.adikiasG93.They consider itἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233a pleasureἡδονὴνhēdonēnG2237τὴνtēnG3588to carouseτρυφήν,truphēnG5172inἐνenG1722broad daylightἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250. They areblotsσπίλοιspiloiG4696andκαὶkaiG2532blemishesμῶμοι,mōmoiG3470,revelingἐντρυφῶντεςentruphōntesG1792inἐνenG1722theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ταῖςtaisG3588deceptionἀπάταιςapataisG539as they feast withσυνευωχούμενοιsuneuōchoumenoiG4910youὑμῖν,huminG4771.

14TheireyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788areἔχοντεςechontesG2192fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of adulteryμοιχαλίδοςmoichalidosG3428καὶkaiG2532;their desire for sin is never satisfiedἀκαταπαύστους ἁμαρτίας,akatapaustous hamartiasG180 G266;they seduceδελεάζοντεςdeleazontesG1185theunstableψυχὰς ἀστηρίκτους,psuchas astēriktousG793 G5590. They areaccursedκατάραςkatarasG2671childrenτέκνα.teknaG5043withἔχοντες,echontesG2192heartsκαρδίανkardianG2588trainedγεγυμνασμένηνgegumnasmenēnG1128in greedπλεονεξίαςpleonexiasG4124.

15They have leftG2641thestraightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117wayὁδὸνhodonG3598and wandered offἐπλανήθησαν,eplanēthēsanG4105to followἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantesG1811theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598τοῦtouG3588of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903τοῦtouG3588sonof BeorΒοσόρ,BosorG1007,whoὃςhosG3739lovedἠγάπησεν,ēgapēsenG25thewagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408of wickednessἀδικίαςadikiasG93.

16ButδὲdeG1161he wasἔσχενeschenG2192rebukedἔλεγξινelegxinG1649for hisἰδίαςidiasG2398transgressionπαρανομίας·paranomiasG3892by a donkeyὑποζύγιονhupozugionG5268, otherwisewithout speechἄφωνονaphōnonG880,that spokeφθεγξάμενονphthegxamenonG5350withἐνenG1722a man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456andrestrainedἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967theτὴνtēnG3588prophet’sπροφήτουprophētouG4396τοῦtouG3588madnessπαραφρονίαν.paraphronianG3913.

17TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778menareεἰσινeisinG1510springsπηγαὶpēgaiG4077without waterἄνυδροιanudroiG504andκαὶkaiG2532mistsG887drivenἐλαυνόμεναι,elaunomenaiG1643byὑπὸhupoG5259a stormλαίλαποςlailaposG2978.BlackestζόφοςzophosG2217ὁhoG3588darknessσκότουςskotousG4655is reservedτετήρηται.¶tetērētaiG5083for themοἷςhoisG3739τοῦtouG3588.

18γὰρgarG1063With loftyὙπέρογκαHuperogkaG5246butemptyματαιότητοςmataiotētosG3153words, they appealφθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoiG5350to thesensualἀσελγείαιςaselgeiaisG766passionsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andenticeδελεάζουσινdeleazousinG1185ἐνenG1722thoseτοὺςtousG3588who arejustG3641escapingἀποφεύγονταςapopheugontasG668from others whoτοὺςtousG3588liveἀναστρεφομένους,anastrephomenousG390inἐνenG1722errorπλάνῃplanēG4106.

19They promiseἐπαγγελλόμενοι,epangellomenoiG1861themαὐτοῖςautoisG846freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657,while they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401τῆςtēsG3588to depravityφθορᾶς·phthorasG5356.ForγάρgarG1063a man is a slaveτούτῳ δεδούλωται.toutō dedoulōtaiG3778 G2532 G1402to whateverᾧhōG3739has mastered himτις ἥττηται,tis hēttētaiG5100 G2274.

20IfεἰeiG1487indeedγὰρgarG1063they have escapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668theτὰtaG3588corruptionμιάσματαmiasmataG3393of theτοῦtouG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889throughἐνenG1722theknowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofτοῦtouG3588ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,onlyδὲdeG1161to be entangledἐμπλακέντεςemplakentesG1707andovercomeἡττῶνται,hēttōntaiG2274by itτούτοιςtoutoisG3778againπάλινpalinG3825,theirαὐτοῖςautoisG846finalἔσχαταeschataG2078conditionisγέγονενgegonenG1096worse thanχείροναcheironaG5501τὰtaG3588it wasτῶνtōnG3588at firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

21γὰρgarG1063It would have beenἦνēnG1510betterG2909for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμὴmēG3361to have knownἐπεγνωκέναιepegnōkenaiG1921theτὴνtēnG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598τῆςtēsG3588of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343thanἢēG2228to have knownἐπιγνοῦσινepignousinG1921itand then to turn awayὑποστρέψαιhupostrepsaiG5290fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588holyἁγίαςhagiasG40commandmentἐντολῆς.entolēsG1785passed onπαραδοθείσηςparadotheisēsG3860to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

22Of themαὐτοῖςautoisG846theτὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588proverbsπαροιμίας·paroimiasG3942areσυμβέβηκενsumbebēkenG4819trueἀληθοῦςalēthousG227: “A dogκύωνkuōnG2965returnsἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994toἐπὶepiG1909τὸtoG3588itsἴδιονidionG2398vomitἐξέραμα·exeramaG1829,”andκαὶkaiG2532, “A sowὗςhusG5300that is washedλουσαμένηlousamenēG3068goes backtoεἰςeisG1519herwallowingκυλισμὸνkulismonG2946in the mudβορβόρου.¶borborouG1004.”

(Jude 1:3–16)

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2