King James Version
2 Peter 2:12-22
12ButδὲdeG1161theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778,asὡςhōsG5613naturalφυσικὰphusikaG5446bruteἄλογαalogaG249beastsζῷαzōaG2226,madeG1096toεἰςeisG1519be takenἅλωσινhalōsinG259andG2532destroyedφθοράν,phthoranG5356,speak evilβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountesG987ofἐνenG1722the things thatοἷςhoisG3739they understand notἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinG50;and shall utterly perishG2704inἐνenG1722their ownαὐτῶνautōnG846corruptionτῇ φθορᾷtēa phthoraG3588G5356;
13τὴνtēnG3588And shall receiveG2865the rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408of unrighteousnessἀδικίας.adikiasG93, asthey that count itἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233pleasureἡδονὴνhēdonēnG2237to riotτρυφήν,truphēnG5172inἐνenG1722the day timeἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.SpotsσπίλοιspiloiG4696they areandκαὶkaiG2532blemishesμῶμοι,mōmoiG3470,sporting themselvesἐντρυφῶντεςentruphōntesG1792withἐνenG1722their ownαὐτῶνautōnG846deceivingsταῖς ἀπάταιςtais apataisG3588G539while 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 wayὁδῷhodōG3588G3598of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903the sonof BosorΒοσόρ,BosorG1007,whoὃςhosG3739lovedἠγάπησεν,ēgapēsenG25the wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93;
16τὴνtēnG3588ButδὲdeG1161wasἔσχενeschenG2192rebukedἔλεγξινelegxinG1649forG3892hisἰδίαςidiasG2398iniquityG3892:theG5268dumbἄφωνονaphōnonG880assG5268speakingφθεγξάμενονphthegxamenonG5350withἐνenG1722man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456forbadἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967the madnessπαραφρονίαν.paraphronianG3913of the prophetτοῦ προφήτουtou prophētouG3588G4396.
17TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areεἰσινeisinG1510wellsπηγαὶpēgaiG4077without waterἄνυδροιanudroiG504,cloudsG3507that are carriedἐλαυνόμεναι,elaunomenaiG1643withὑπὸhupoG5259a tempestλαίλαποςlailaposG2978;to whomοἷςhoisG3739the mistὁ ζόφοςho zophosG3588G2217of darknessτοῦ σκότουςtou skotousG3588G4655is reservedτετήρηται.¶tetērētaiG5083forG1519everG165.
18ForγὰρgarG1063when they speakφθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoiG5350great swellingὙπέρογκαHuperogkaG5246wordsof vanityματαιότητοςmataiotētosG3153,they allureδελεάζουσινdeleazousinG1185throughἐνenG1722the lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561, through muchwantonnessἀσελγείαιςaselgeiaisG766,those that were cleanG3689escapedτοὺς ἀποφεύγονταςtous apopheugontasG3588G668from them who liveτοὺς ἀναστρεφομένους,tous anastrephomenousG3588G390inἐνenG1722errorπλάνῃplanēG4106.
19While they promiseἐπαγγελλόμενοι,epangellomenoiG1861themαὐτοῖςautoisG846libertyἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657,they themselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areὑπάρχοντεςhuparchontesG5225the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of corruptionτῆς φθορᾶς·tēs phthorasG3588G5356:forγάρgarG1063of whomᾧhōG3739a manτιςtisG5100is overcomeἥττηται,hēttētaiG2274,of the sameτούτῳtoutōG3778G2532is he brought in bondageδεδούλωται.dedoulōtaiG1402.
20τὰtaG3588τοῦtouG3588ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487after they have escapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668the pollutionsμιάσματα τοῦmiasmata touG3588G3393of the worldκόσμου τὰkosmou taG3588G2889throughἐνenG1722the knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of the Lordκυρίου τῶνkuriou tōnG3588G2962andκαὶkaiG2532SaviourσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,δὲdeG1161they areG1707againπάλινpalinG3825entangledG1707thereinτούτοιςtoutoisG3778,and overcomeἡττῶνται,hēttōntaiG2274,the latter endἔσχαταeschataG2078isγέγονενgegonenG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501with themαὐτοῖςautoisG846than the beginningπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.
21τὴνtēnG3588ForγὰρgarG1063it had beenἦνēnG1510betterG2909for themαὐτοῖςautoisG846notμὴmēG3361to have knownἐπεγνωκέναιepegnōkenaiG1921the wayὁδὸν τῆςhodon tēsG3588G3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνης τῆςdikaiosunēs tēsG3588G1343,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.
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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