Berean Standard Bible
2 Peter 2:17-22
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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