New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 2:7-16

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.

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