New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 2:1-10

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,

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