New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 2:12-22

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.”

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