2 Peter 2:15-20

15These false teachers have left the straight path and wandered off to follow the path of Balaam, son of Beor. Balaam loved what his wrongdoing earned him.

16But he was convicted for his evil. A donkey, which normally can’t talk, spoke with a human voice and wouldn’t allow the prophet to continue his insanity.

17These false teachers are dried-up springs. They are a mist blown around by a storm. Gloomy darkness has been kept for them.

18They arrogantly use nonsense to seduce people by appealing to their sexual desires, especially to sexual freedom. They seduce people who have just escaped from those who live in error.

19They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to.

20People can know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and escape the world’s filth. But if they get involved in this filth again and give in to it, they are worse off than they were before.