2 Peter 2:12

2 Peter 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
• New International Version (NIV)But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption,

Context of 2 Peter 2:12

10especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones; 11however, angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring a slanderous charge against them before the Lord. But these people, like irrational animals — creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed — slander what they do not understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed. 13They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions while they feast with you. 14They have eyes full of adultery that never stop looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!

2 Peter 2:12 word by word

οὗτοι δὲ ὡς ἄλογα ζῷα γεγεννημένα φυσικὰ εἰς ἅλωσιν καὶ φθοράν, ἐν οἷς ἀγνοοῦσιν βλασφημοῦντες ἐν τῇ φθορᾷ αὐτῶν καὶ φθαρήσονταιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• naturalφυσικόςphusikos · naturalG5446
• bruteἄλογοςalogos · unreasonableG249
• beastsζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be takenἅλωσιςhalōsis · captureG259
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• destroyedφθοράphthora · corruptionG5356
• speak evilβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• ofἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the things thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they understand notἀγνοέωagnoeō · be ignorantG50
• and shall utterly perishκαταφθείρωkataphtheirō · to depraveG2704
• their ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• corruptionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:12

• Psalms 49:10For one can see that the wise die; the foolish and stupid also pass away. Then they leave their wealth to others.
• Psalms 92:6A stupid person does not know, a fool does not understand this:
• Psalms 94:8Pay attention, you stupid people! Fools, when will you be wise?
• Jeremiah 4:22“For my people are fools; they do not know me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing what is evil, but they do not know how to do what is good.”
• Jeremiah 5:4Then I thought: They are just the poor; they have been foolish. For they don’t understand the way of the Lord, the justice of their God.
• Jeremiah 10:8They are both stupid and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
• Jeremiah 12:3As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me. You test whether my heart is with you. Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter and set them apart for the day of killing.
• Ezekiel 21:31I will pour out my indignation on you; I will blow the fire of my fury on you. I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled at destruction.
• Jude 1:10But these people blaspheme anything they do not understand. And what they do understand by instinct — like irrational animals — by these things they are destroyed.
• 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
• 2 Peter 1:4By these he has given us very great and precious promises, so that through them you may share in the divine nature, escaping the corruption that is in the world because of evil desire.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked one is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous one has a refuge in his death.
• John 8:21Then he said to them again, “I’m going away; you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I’m going, you cannot come.”
• Galatians 6:8because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12But these, as natural brute beasts - '̔ · As those natural animals void of reason, following only the gross instinct of nature, being governed neither by reason nor religion. Made to be taken and destroyed - Intended to be taken with nets and gins, and then destroyed, because of their fierce and destructive nature; so these false teachers and insurgents must be treated; first incarcerated, and then brought to judgment, that they may have the reward of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But these, as natural brute beasts - These persons, who resemble so much irrational animals which are made to be taken and destroyed. The point of the comparison is, that they are like fierce and savage beasts that exercise no control over their appetites, and that seeM to be made only to be destroyed. These persons, by their fierce and ungovernable passions, appear to be made only for destruction, and rush blindly on to it. The word rendered “natural,”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Impure seducers and their abandoned followers, give themselves up to their own fleshly minds. Refusing to bring every thought to the obedience of Christ, they act against God's righteous precepts. They walk after the flesh, they go on in sinful courses, and increase to greater degrees of impurity and wickedness. They also despise those whom God has set in authority over them, and requires them to honour. Outward temporal good things are the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16This description of the false teachers focuses more on how they were living than on what they were teaching.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Jude 19). But--In contrast to the "angels," 2Pe 2:11. brute--Greek, "irrational." In contrast to angels that "excel in strength." beasts--Greek, "animals" (compare Psa 49:20). natural--transposed in the oldest manuscripts, "born natural," that is, born naturally so: being in their very nature (that is, naturally) as such (irrational animals), born to be taken and destroyed (Greek, "unto capture and destruction," or corruption, see on Ga 6:8; compare…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 2:12

• Anarchy
• Corruption
• Death
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

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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