Berean Standard Bible
2 Peter 2:1-10
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 argeiG3756G691,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 epheisatoG3756G5339theancientἀρχαίουarchaiouG744worldκόσμουkosmouG2889when 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;
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 poreuomenousG4198G1722thecorruptμιασμοῦmiasmouG3394desiresἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939ofὀπίσωopisōG3694thefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονοῦντας.kataphronountasG2706authorityκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963.Boldτολμηταί,tolmētaiG5113andself-willedαὐθάδεις,authadeisG829,they are unafraidοὐ τρέμουσινou tremousinG3756G5141to slanderβλασφημοῦντες·blasphēmountesG987glorious beingsδόξαςdoxasG1391.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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