2 Peter 2:3

2 Peter 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
• New International Version (NIV)In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

Context of 2 Peter 2:3

1There were indeed false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves. 2Many will follow their depraved ways, and the way of truth will be maligned because of them. They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep. 4For if God didn’t spare the angels who sinned but cast them into hell and delivered them in chains of utter darkness to be kept for judgment; 5and if he didn’t spare the ancient world, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others, when he brought the flood on the world of the ungodly;

2 Peter 2:3 word by word

καὶ ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς ἐμπορεύσονται, οἷς τὸ κρίμα ἔκπαλαι οὐκ ἀργεῖ καὶ ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν οὐ νυστάζει.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexia · greedinessG4124
• shall theyἐμπορεύομαιemporeuomai · to traffic inG1710
• with feignedπλαστόςplastos · made-upG4112
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• youσύsu · youG4771
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• judgmentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• judgmentκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• nowἀργέωargeō · be idleG691
• of a long timeἔκπαλαιekpalai · of oldG1597
• notοὐou · noG3756
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• damnationἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
• slumberethνυστάζωnustazō · to dozeG3573

Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:3

• 2 Peter 2:14They 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!
• Isaiah 56:11These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit.
• Jeremiah 6:13For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
• Jeremiah 8:10Therefore, I will give their wives to other men, their fields to new occupants, for from the least to the greatest, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
• Ezekiel 13:19You profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you put those to death who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to my people, who listen to lies.
• Micah 3:11Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practice divination for silver. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying, “Isn’t the Lord among us? No disaster will overtake us.”
• Malachi 1:10“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Armies, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
• Romans 16:18because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
• 2 Corinthians 12:17Did I take advantage of you by any of those I sent you?
• 1 Timothy 3:3not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy.
• 1 Timothy 6:5and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.
• 1 Peter 5:2Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly;
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, have plunged into Balaam’s error for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
• 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
• Psalms 18:44Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear they obey me.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awe-inspiring are your works! Your enemies will cringe before you because of your great strength.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And through covetousness - That they might get money to spend upon their lusts, with feigned words, , with counterfeit tales, false narrations, of pretended facts, lying miracles, fabulous legends. "In this single sentence," says Dr. Macknight, "there is a clear prediction of the iniquitous practices of those great merchants of souls, the Romish clergy, who have rated all crimes, even the most atrocious, at a fixed price; so that if their doctrine be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And through covetousness - This shows what one of the things was by which they were influenced - a thing which, like licentiousness, usually exerts a powerful influence over the teachers of error. The religious principle is the strongest that is implanted in the human bosom: and men who can obtain a livelihood in no other way, or who are too unprincipled or too indolent to labor for an honest living, often turn public teachers of religion, and adopt the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Along with the true prophets, there have always been false prophets, and God brings judgment on the (1:20–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. through, &c.--Greek, "IN covetousness" as their element (2Pe 2:14, end). Contrast 2Co 11:20; 12:17. of a long time--in God's eternal purpose. "Before of old ordained to condemnation" (Jude 4). lingereth not--though sinners think it lingers; "is not idle." damnation--Greek, "destruction" (see on 2Pe 2:1). Personified. slumbereth not--though sinners slumber.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 2:3

• Affections
• Covetousness
• Doctrines
• Hypocrisy
• Minister, Christian
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Chain
• Damnable
• Perish
• Privily
• Railing
• Reserve
• Riot
• Swift
• Wantonness
• Damn; Damnation; Damnable

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