New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 2

The Rise of False Prophets

1ButfalseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578alsoκαὶkaiG2532aroseἘγένοντοEgenontoG1096amongἐνenG1722the peopleλαῷlaōG2992,justὡςhōsG5613as there will alsoκαὶkaiG2532befalseG5572teachersG5572amongἐνenG1722you, whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748willsecretlyG3919introduceG3919destructiveἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684heresiesαἱρέσειςhaireseisG139,evenκαὶkaiG2532denyingἀρνούμενοι,arnoumenoiG720theMasterδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203whoboughtἀγοράσανταagorasantaG59them, bringingἐπάγοντεςepagontesG1863swiftταχινὴνtachinēnG5031destructionἀπώλειαν·apōleianG684upon themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438.

2ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183will followἐξακολουθήσουσινexakolouthēsousinG1811theirsensualityἀσελγείαις,aselgeiaisG766,and becauseδι᾽di᾽G1223of themthe wayὁδὸςhodosG3598of the truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225will bemalignedβλασφημηθήσεται·blasphēmēthēsetaiG987;

3and in theirgreedπλεονεξίᾳpleonexiaG4124they willexploitἐμπορεύσονται,emporeusontaiG1710you withfalseπλαστοῖςplastoisG4112wordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056;their judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917from longἔκπαλαιekpalaiG1597agoG1597is not idleἀργεῖargeiG691,and their destructionἀπώλειαapōleiaG684is not asleepνυστάζει.¶nustazeiG3573.

4ForifΕἰEiG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316did not spareἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32when they sinnedἁμαρτησάντωνhamartēsantōnG264,but castG5020them into hellG5020andcommittedπαρέδωκενparedōkenG3860them to pitsG4618of darknessζόφουzophouG2217,reservedτηρουμένους,tēroumenousG5083for judgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920;

5and did not spareἐφείσατο,epheisatoG5339the ancientἀρχαίουarchaiouG744worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,but preservedἐφύλαξενephulaxenG5442NoahΝῶεNōeG3575, apreacherκήρυκαkērukaG2783of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,with sevenG3590othersG3590,when He broughtἐπάξας,epaxasG1863afloodκατακλυσμὸνkataklusmonG2627upon the worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889of the ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765;

6and if HecondemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632the citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172of SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670and GomorrahΓομόρραςGomorrasG1116to destructionκαταστροφῇkatastrophēaG2692by reducingG5077themto ashesG5077,having madeτεθεικώς,tetheikōsG5087them anexampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262to those who wouldG3195liveG764ungodlyG764livesthereafterG3195;

7and if Herescuedἐρρύσατο·errusatoG4506righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342LotΛὼτLōtG3091,oppressedκαταπονούμενονkataponoumenonG2669by thesensualἀσελγείᾳaselgeiaG766conductἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391ofunprincipledG113menG113

8(for by whatG990he sawG990and heardἀκοῇakoēaG189thatrighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342manG1342,while livingἐγκατοικῶνegkatoikōnG1460amongἐνenG1722them, feltG928hisrighteousδικαίανdikaianG1342soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590tormentedἐβασάνιζεν·ebasanizenG928dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250afterἐξexG1537dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250by theirlawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041),

9thenthe LordκύριοςkuriosG2962knowsG3609howG3609to rescueῥύεσθαι,rhuesthaiG4506the godlyεὐσεβεῖςeusebeisG2152fromtemptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,and to keepτηρεῖν,tēreinG5083the unrighteousἀδίκουςadikousG94under punishmentκολαζομένουςkolazomenousG2849for thedayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250of judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920,

10and especiallyμάλισταmalistaG3122thoseτοὺςtousG3588whoindulgeπορευομένουςporeuomenousG4198the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561in itscorruptμιασμοῦmiasmouG3394desiresἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939anddespiseκαταφρονοῦντας.kataphronountasG2706authorityκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963.Daringτολμηταί,tolmētaiG5113,self-willedαὐθάδεις,authadeisG829,they do not trembleτρέμουσινtremousinG5141when theyrevileβλασφημοῦντες·blasphēmountesG987angelicmajestiesδόξαςdoxasG1391,

11whereasὅπουhopouG3699angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32who are greaterμείζονεςmeizonesG3173in mightἰσχύϊischuiG2479and powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411do not bringφέρουσινpherousinG5342a revilingβλάσφημονblasphēmonG989judgmentκρίσιν.krisinG2920againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596them beforeπαρὰparaG3844the LordG2962.

12ButtheseG3778,likeὡςhōsG5613unreasoningἄλογαalogaG249animalsζῷαzōaG2226,bornγεγεννημέναgegennēmenaG1080as creaturesG5446of instinctG5446to be capturedἅλωσινhalōsinG259and killedφθοράν,phthoranG5356,revilingβλασφημοῦντεςblasphēmountesG987whereοἷςhoisG1722 G3739they haveG50noG50knowledgeG50, will inthe destructionφθορᾷphthoraG5356of thoseG3778creatures alsoG2532be destroyedφθαρήσονταιphtharēsontaiG5351,

13suffering wrongἀδικούμενοιadikoumenoiG91asthe wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408of doingG93wrongG93.They countἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233it a pleasureἡδονὴνhēdonēnG2237torevelτρυφήν,truphēnG5172in thedaytimeἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.They are stainsσπίλοιspiloiG4696and blemishesμῶμοι,mōmoiG3470,revelingἐντρυφῶντεςentruphōntesG1792in theirdeceptionsἀπάταιςapataisG539, as theycarouseσυνευωχούμενοιsuneuōchoumenoiG4910with you,

14havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324of adulteryμοιχαλίδοςmoichalidosG3428that neverG180ceaseG180from sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266,enticingδελεάζοντεςdeleazontesG1185unstableἀστηρίκτους,astēriktousG793soulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590,havingἔχοντες,echontesG2192a heartκαρδίανkardianG2588trainedγεγυμνασμένηνgegumnasmenēnG1128ingreedπλεονεξίαςpleonexiasG4124,accursedκατάραςkatarasG2671childrenτέκνα.teknaG5043;

15forsakingG2641the rightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117wayὁδὸνhodonG3598,they have goneG4105astrayἐπλανήθησαν,eplanēthēsanG4105,having followedἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantesG1811the wayὁδῷhodōG3598of BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903, the sonof BeorG961,whoὃςhosG3739lovedἠγάπησεν,ēgapēsenG25the wagesμισθὸνmisthonG3408of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93;

16but he receivedἔσχενeschenG2192a rebukeἔλεγξινelegxinG1649for his ownἰδίαςidiasG2398transgressionπαρανομίας·paranomiasG3892, fora muteἄφωνονaphōnonG880donkeyὑποζύγιονhupozugionG5268,speakingφθεγξάμενονphthegxamenonG5350with a voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456of a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,restrainedἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967the madnessπαραφρονίαν.paraphronianG3913of the prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396.

17TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778arespringsπηγαὶpēgaiG4077withoutG504waterἄνυδροιanudroiG504and mistsG3658drivenἐλαυνόμεναι,elaunomenaiG1643by a stormλαίλαποςlailaposG2978,for whomοἷςhoisG3739theblackζόφοςzophosG2217darknessσκότουςskotousG4655has been reservedτετήρηται.¶tetērētaiG5083.

18For speakingφθεγγόμενοιphthengomenoiG5350outarrogantὙπέρογκαHuperogkaG5246words ofvanityματαιότητοςmataiotētosG3153theyenticeδελεάζουσινdeleazousinG1185by fleshlyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561desiresἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939, bysensualityἀσελγείαιςaselgeiaisG766,thoseG3588who barelyG3643escapeἀποφεύγονταςapopheugontasG668from the ones who liveἀναστρεφομένους,anastrephomenousG390in errorπλάνῃplanēG4106,

19promisingἐπαγγελλόμενοι,epangellomenoiG1861them freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657while they themselvesG846are slavesδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of corruptionφθορᾶς·phthorasG5356; forby whatᾧhōG3739a manτιςtisG5100is overcomeἥττηται,hēttētaiG2274,by thisτούτῳtoutōG3778he is enslavedδεδούλωται.dedoulōtaiG1402.

20For ifεἰeiG1487, after they haveescapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668the defilementsμιάσματαmiasmataG3393of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889bythe knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962and SaviorσωτῆροςsōtērosG4990JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,they are againπάλινpalinG3825entangledἐμπλακέντεςemplakentesG1707in them and are overcomeἡττῶνται,hēttōntaiG2274,the lastἔσχαταeschataG2078state has becomeγέγονενgegonenG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501for them than the firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

21For it would be betterG2909for them not to have knownἐπεγνωκέναιepegnōkenaiG1921the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,thanἢēG2228having knownἐπιγνοῦσινepignousinG1921it, to turnὑποστρέψαιhupostrepsaiG5290awayG5290fromthe holyἁγίαςhagiasG40commandmentἐντολῆς.entolēsG1785handedπαραδοθείσηςparadotheisēsG3860on to them.

22It has happenedσυμβέβηκενsumbebēkenG4819to them according to the trueἀληθοῦςalēthousG227proverbπαροιμίας·paroimiasG3942, “A dogκύωνkuōnG2965returnsἐπιστρέψαςepistrepsasG1994to its ownἴδιονidionG2398vomitἐξέραμα·exeramaG1829,”and, “A sowὗςhusG5300,after washingλουσαμένηlousamenēG3068, returnsto wallowingκυλισμὸνkulismonG2946in the mireβορβόρου.¶borborouG1004.”

The Rise of False Prophets

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2