Berean Standard Bible
2 Peter 2:12-22
12δὲdeG1161TheseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778men arelikeὡςhōsG5613irrationalἄλογαalogaG249animalsζῷαzōaG2226,creatures of instinctφυσικὰphusikaG5446,bornγεγεννημέναgegennēmenaG1080εἰςeisG1519to be capturedἅλωσινhalōsinG259andκαὶkaiG2532destroyedφθοράν,phthoranG5356.They blasphemeβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountesG987inἐνenG1722mattersοἷςhoisG3739they do not understandἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinG50, and like such creaturesἐν τῇ φθορᾷ αὐτῶνen tēa phthora autōnG1722G846G3588G5356,they too will be destroyedκαὶ φθαρήσονταιkai phtharēsontaiG2532G5351.
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 hamartiasG180G266;they seduceδελεάζοντεςdeleazontesG1185theunstableψυχὰς ἀστηρίκτους,psuchas astēriktousG793G5590. 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 dedoulōtaiG3778G2532G1402to whateverᾧhōG3739has mastered himτις ἥττηται,tis hēttētaiG5100G2274.
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.”
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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