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2 Peter 2

1τῷtōG3588ButδὲdeG1161there wereἘγένοντοEgenontoG1096false prophetsψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578alsoκαὶkaiG2532amongἐνenG1722the peopleλαῷ τὸνlaō tonG3588 G2992,evenκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613there shall beἔσονταιesontaiG1510false teachersψευδοδιδάσκαλοι,pseudodidaskaloiG5572amongἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748privily shall bring inπαρεισάξουσινpareisaxousinG3919damnableἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684heresiesαἱρέσειςhaireseisG139,evenκαὶkaiG2532denyingἀρνούμενοι,arnoumenoiG720the LordδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203that boughtἀγοράσανταagorasantaG59themαὐτοὺςautousG846,and bring uponἐπάγοντεςepagontesG1863themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438swiftταχινὴνtachinēnG5031destructionἀπώλειαν·apōleianG684.

2AndκαὶkaiG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shall followἐξακολουθήσουσινexakolouthēsousinG1811theirαὐτῶνautōnG846pernicious waysταῖςtaisG3588 G684;by reason ofδι᾽di᾽G1223whomοὓςhousG3739the wayἡ ὁδὸςhē hodosG3588 G3598of truthτῆς ἀληθείαςtēs alētheiasG3588 G225shall be evil spoken ofβλασφημηθήσεται·blasphēmēthēsetaiG987.

3AndκαὶkaiG2532throughἐνenG1722covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳpleonexiaG4124shall theyG1710with feignedπλαστοῖςplastoisG4112wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056make merchandise ofG1710youὑμᾶςhumasG4771:whoseοἷςhoisG3739judgmentτὸ κρίμαto krimaG3588 G2917nowG691of a long timeἔκπαλαιekpalaiG1597lingerethG691notοὐκoukG3756,andκαὶkaiG2532theirαὐτῶνautōnG846damnationἡ ἀπώλειαhē apōleiaG3588 G684slumberethνυστάζει.¶nustazeiG3573notοὐouG3756.

4ForγὰρgarG1063ifΕἰEiG1487Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316sparedἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339notοὐκoukG3756the angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32that sinnedἁμαρτησάντωνhamartēsantōnG264,butἀλλὰallaG235castG5020themdown to hellG5020,and deliveredπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860theminto chainsσειραῖςseiraisG4577of darknessζόφουzophouG2217,to be reservedτηρουμένους,tēroumenousG5083untoεἰςeisG1519judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920;

5AndκαὶkaiG2532sparedἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339notοὐκoukG3756theG2889oldἀρχαίουarchaiouG744worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235savedἐφύλαξενephulaxenG5442NoahΝῶεNōeG3575the eighthὄγδοονogdoonG3590person,a preacherκήρυκαkērukaG2783of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,bringing inἐπάξας,epaxasG1863the floodκατακλυσμὸνkataklusmonG2627upon the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889of the ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765;

6AndκαὶkaiG2532turningG5077the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172of SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670andκαὶkaiG2532GomorrhaΓομόρραςGomorrasG1116into ashesG5077condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632themwith an overthrowκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692,makingτεθεικώς,tetheikōsG5087theman ensampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262unto those that after shouldμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195live ungodlyG764;

7τῆςtēsG3588τῶνtōnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532deliveredἐρρύσατο·errusatoG4506justδίκαιονdikaionG1342LotΛὼτLōtG3091,vexedκαταπονούμενονkataponoumenonG2669ἐνenG1722withὑπὸhupoG5259the filthyἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766conversationἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391of the wickedἀθέσμωνathesmōnG113:

8(ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063that righteous manδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342dwellingἐγκατοικῶνegkatoikōnG1460amongἐνenG1722themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,in seeingβλέμματιblemmatiG990andκαὶkaiG2532hearingἀκοῇakoēaG189,vexedἐβασάνιζεν·ebasanizenG928hisrighteousδικαίανdikaianG1342soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590fromG1537dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250toG1537dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withG2041theirunlawfulἀνόμοιςanomoisG459deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041;)

9The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962knoweth howG1492to deliverῥύεσθαι,rhuesthaiG4506the godlyεὐσεβεῖςeusebeisG2152out ofἐκekG1537temptationsπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,andδὲdeG1161to reserveτηρεῖν,tēreinG5083the unjustἀδίκουςadikousG94untoεἰςeisG1519the dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920to be punishedκολαζομένουςkolazomenousG2849:

10τοὺςtousG3588ButδὲdeG1161chieflyμάλισταmalistaG3122them that walkπορευομένουςporeuomenousG4198afterὀπίσωopisōG3694the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561inἐνenG1722the lustἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939of uncleannessμιασμοῦmiasmouG3394,andκαὶkaiG2532despiseκαταφρονοῦντας.kataphronountasG2706governmentκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963.Presumptuousτολμηταί,tolmētaiG5113are they,selfwilledαὐθάδεις,authadeisG829,they areG5141notοὐouG3756afraidG5141to speak evil ofβλασφημοῦντες·blasphēmountesG987dignitiesδόξαςdoxasG1391.

11WhereasὅπουhopouG3699angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32,which areὄντεςontesG1510greaterμείζονεςmeizonesG3173in powerἰσχύϊischuiG2479andκαὶkaiG2532mightδυνάμειdunameiG1411,bringφέρουσινpherousinG5342notοὐouG3756railingβλάσφημονblasphēmonG989accusationκρίσιν.krisinG2920againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themαὐτῶνautōnG846beforeπαρὰparaG3844the LordG2962.

12ButδὲdeG1161theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,asὡςhōsG5613naturalφυσικὰphusikaG5446bruteἄλογαalogaG249beastsζῷαzōaG2226,madeG1096toεἰςeisG1519be takenἅλωσινhalōsinG259andG2532destroyedφθοράν,phthoranG5356,speak evilβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountesG987ofἐνenG1722the things thatοἷςhoisG3739they understand notἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinG50;and shall utterly perishG2704inἐνenG1722their ownαὐτῶνautōnG846corruptionτῇ φθορᾷtēa phthoraG3588 G5356;

13τὴνtēnG3588And shall receiveG2865the rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408of unrighteousnessἀδικίας.adikiasG93, asthey that count itἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233pleasureἡδονὴνhēdonēnG2237to riotτρυφήν,truphēnG5172inἐνenG1722the day timeἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.SpotsσπίλοιspiloiG4696they areandκαὶkaiG2532blemishesμῶμοι,mōmoiG3470,sporting themselvesἐντρυφῶντεςentruphōntesG1792withἐνenG1722their ownαὐτῶνautōnG846deceivingsταῖς ἀπάταιςtais apataisG3588 G539while they feast withσυνευωχούμενοιsuneuōchoumenoiG4910youὑμῖν,huminG4771;

14HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of adulteryμοιχαλίδοςmoichalidosG3428,andκαὶkaiG2532that cannot ceaseἀκαταπαύστουςakatapaustousG180from sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266;beguilingδελεάζοντεςdeleazontesG1185unstableἀστηρίκτους,astēriktousG793soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590:ἔχοντες,echontesG2192an heartκαρδίανkardianG2588they have exercisedγεγυμνασμένηνgegumnasmenēnG1128with covetous practicesπλεονεξίαςpleonexiasG4124;cursedκατάραςkatarasG2671childrenτέκνα.teknaG5043:

15G3588G3588G3588Which have forsakenG2641the rightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117wayὁδὸνhodonG3598,and are gone astrayἐπλανήθησαν,eplanēthēsanG4105,followingἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantesG1811the wayὁδῷhodōG3588 G3598of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903the sonof BosorΒοσόρ,BosorG1007,whoὃςhosG3739lovedἠγάπησεν,ēgapēsenG25the wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93;

16τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161wasἔσχενeschenG2192rebukedἔλεγξινelegxinG1649forG3892hisἰδίαςidiasG2398iniquityG3892:theG5268dumbἄφωνονaphōnonG880assG5268speakingφθεγξάμενονphthegxamenonG5350withἐνenG1722man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456forbadἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967the madnessπαραφρονίαν.paraphronianG3913of the prophetτοῦ προφήτουtou prophētouG3588 G4396.

17TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510wellsπηγαὶpēgaiG4077without waterἄνυδροιanudroiG504,cloudsG3507that are carriedἐλαυνόμεναι,elaunomenaiG1643withὑπὸhupoG5259a tempestλαίλαποςlailaposG2978;to whomοἷςhoisG3739the mistὁ ζόφοςho zophosG3588 G2217of darknessτοῦ σκότουςtou skotousG3588 G4655is reservedτετήρηται.¶tetērētaiG5083forG1519everG165.

18ForγὰρgarG1063when they speakφθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoiG5350great swellingὙπέρογκαHuperogkaG5246wordsof vanityματαιότητοςmataiotētosG3153,they allureδελεάζουσινdeleazousinG1185throughἐνenG1722the lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561, through muchwantonnessἀσελγείαιςaselgeiaisG766,those that were cleanG3689escapedτοὺς ἀποφεύγονταςtous apopheugontasG3588 G668from them who liveτοὺς ἀναστρεφομένους,tous anastrephomenousG3588 G390inἐνenG1722errorπλάνῃplanēG4106.

19While they promiseἐπαγγελλόμενοι,epangellomenoiG1861themαὐτοῖςautoisG846libertyἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657,they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of corruptionτῆς φθορᾶς·tēs phthorasG3588 G5356:forγάρgarG1063of whomᾧhōG3739a manτιςtisG5100is overcomeἥττηται,hēttētaiG2274,of the sameτούτῳtoutōG3778G2532is he brought in bondageδεδούλωται.dedoulōtaiG1402.

20τὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487after they have escapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668the pollutionsμιάσματα τοῦmiasmata touG3588 G3393of the worldκόσμου τὰkosmou taG3588 G2889throughἐνenG1722the knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of the Lordκυρίου τῶνkuriou tōnG3588 G2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviourσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,δὲdeG1161they areG1707againπάλινpalinG3825entangledG1707thereinτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,and overcomeἡττῶνται,hēttōntaiG2274,the latter endἔσχαταeschataG2078isγέγονενgegonenG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846than the beginningπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

21τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063it had beenἦνēnG1510betterG2909for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμὴmēG3361to have knownἐπεγνωκέναιepegnōkenaiG1921the wayὁδὸν τῆςhodon tēsG3588 G3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης τῆςdikaiosunēs tēsG3588 G1343,thanἢēG2228,after they have knownἐπιγνοῦσινepignousinG1921it,to turnG1994fromἐκekG1537theG1785holyἁγίαςhagiasG40commandmentἐντολῆς.entolēsG1785deliveredπαραδοθείσηςparadotheisēsG3860unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.

22τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588τὸtoG3588ButG1161it is happenedσυμβέβηκενsumbebēkenG4819unto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846according to theG3942trueἀληθοῦςalēthousG227proverbG3942,The dogκύωνkuōnG2965isturnedG1994toἐπὶepiG1909his ownἴδιονidionG2398vomitἐξέραμα·exeramaG1829againG1994;andκαὶkaiG2532the sowὗςhusG5300that was washedλουσαμένηlousamenēG3068toεἰςeisG1519her wallowingκυλισμὸνkulismonG2946in the mireβορβόρου.¶borborouG1004.

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