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2 Peter 2

New American Standard Bible 1995

The Rise of False Prophets

1But 1falseG5578 prophetsG5578 alsoG2532 aroseG1096 amongG1722 the peopleG2992, justG5613 as there will alsoG2532 be 2falseG5572 teachersG5572 3amongG1722 you, whoG3748 will 4secretlyG3919 introduceG3919 5destructiveG684 heresiesG139, evenG2532 6denyingG720 the 7MasterG1203 who 8boughtG59 them, bringingG1863 swiftG5031 destructionG684 upon themselvesG1438. 2ManyG4183 will followG1811 their 9sensualityG766, and becauseG1223 of them 10the wayG3598 of the truthG225 will be 11malignedG987; 3and in their 12greedG4124 they will 13exploitG1710 you with 14falseG4112 wordsG3056; 15their judgmentG2917 from longG1597 agoG1597 is not idleG691, and their destructionG684 is not asleepG3573.

4For 16ifG1487 GodG2316 did not spareG5339 angelsG32 when they sinnedG264, but castG5020 them into hellG5020 and 17committedG3860 them to pitsG4618 of darknessG2217, reservedG5083 for judgmentG2920; 5and did not spareG5339 18the ancientG744 worldG2889, but preservedG5442 19NoahG3575, a 20preacherG2783 of righteousnessG1343, with sevenG3590 othersG3590, when He broughtG1863 a 21floodG2627 upon the worldG2889 of the ungodlyG765; 6and if He 22condemnedG2632 the citiesG4172 of SodomG4670 and GomorrahG1116 to destructionG2692 by reducingG5077 them to ashesG5077, having madeG5087 them an 23exampleG5262 to those who wouldG3195 24liveG764 ungodlyG764 lives thereafterG3195; 7and if He 25rescuedG4506 righteousG1342 LotG3091, oppressedG2669 by the 26sensualG766 conductG391 of 27unprincipledG113 menG113 8(for by whatG990 he sawG990 and heardG189 that 28righteousG1342 manG1342, while livingG1460 amongG1722 them, feltG928 his righteousG1342 soulG5590 tormentedG928 dayG2250 afterG1537 dayG2250 by their lawlessG459 deedsG2041), 929then the LordG2962 knowsG3609 howG3609 to rescueG4506 the godlyG2152 from 30temptationG3986, and to keepG5083 the unrighteousG94 under punishmentG2849 for the 31dayG2250 of judgmentG2920, 10and especiallyG3122 thoseG3588 who 3233indulgeG4198 the fleshG4561 in its corruptG3394 desiresG1939 and 34despiseG2706 authorityG2963.

DaringG5113, 35self-willedG829, they do not trembleG5141 when they 36revileG987 angelic 37majestiesG1391, 1138whereasG3699 angelsG32 who are greaterG3173 in mightG2479 and powerG1411 do not bringG5342 a revilingG989 judgmentG2920 againstG2596 them beforeG3844 the LordG2962. 12But 39theseG3778, likeG5613 unreasoningG249 animalsG2226, 40bornG1080 as creaturesG5446 of instinctG5446 to be capturedG259 and killedG5356, revilingG987 whereG1722G3739 they haveG50 noG50 knowledgeG50, will in 41the destructionG5356 of thoseG3778 creatures alsoG2532 be destroyedG5351, 13suffering wrongG91 as 42the wagesG3408 of doingG93 wrongG93. They countG2233 it a pleasureG2237 to 43revelG5172 in the 44daytimeG2250. They are stainsG4696 and blemishesG3470, 45revelingG1792 in their 46deceptionsG539, as they 47carouseG4910 with you, 14havingG2192 eyesG3788 fullG3324 of adulteryG3428 that neverG180 ceaseG180 from sinG266, 48enticingG1185 49unstableG793 soulsG5590, havingG2192 a heartG2588 trainedG1128 in 50greedG4124, 51accursedG2671 childrenG5043; 15forsakingG2641 52the rightG2117 wayG3598, they have goneG4105 astrayG4105, having followedG1811 53the wayG3598 of BalaamG903, the son of BeorG961, whoG3739 lovedG25 54the wagesG3408 of unrighteousnessG93; 16but he receivedG2192 a rebukeG1649 for his ownG2398 transgressionG3892, 55for a muteG880 donkeyG5268, speakingG5350 with a voiceG5456 of a manG444, restrainedG2967 the madnessG3913 of the prophetG4396.

17TheseG3778 are 56springsG4077 withoutG504 waterG504 and mistsG3658 drivenG1643 by a stormG2978, 57for whomG3739 the 58blackG2217 darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083. 18For speakingG5350 out 59arrogantG5246 words of 60vanityG3153 they 61enticeG1185 by fleshlyG4561 desiresG1939, by 62sensualityG766, thoseG3588 who barelyG3643 63escapeG668 from the ones who liveG390 in errorG4106, 19promisingG1861 them freedomG1657 while they themselvesG846 are slavesG1401 of corruptionG5356; for 64by whatG3739 a manG5100 is overcomeG2274, by thisG3778 he is enslavedG1402. 20For ifG1487, after they have 65escapedG668 the defilementsG3393 of the worldG2889 by 66the knowledgeG1922 of the 67LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they are againG3825 68entangledG1707 in them and are overcomeG2274, 69the lastG2078 state has becomeG1096 worseG5501 for them than the firstG4413. 2170For it would be betterG2909 for them not to have knownG1921 the wayG3598 of righteousnessG1343, thanG2228 having knownG1921 it, to turnG5290 awayG5290 from 71the holyG40 commandmentG1785 72handedG3860 on to them. 2273It has happenedG4819 to them according to the trueG227 proverbG3942, “74A dogG2965 returnsG1994 to its ownG2398 vomitG1829,” and, “A sowG5300, after washingG3068, returns to wallowingG2946 in the mireG1004.”

Notes

  1. 1. 2 Peter 2:1 Deut 13:1ff; Jer 6:13 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Peter 2:1 2 Cor 11:13 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Peter 2:1 Matt 7:15; 1 Tim 4:1 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Peter 2:1 Gal 2:4; Jude 4 ↩
  5. 5. 2 Peter 2:1 1 Cor 11:19; Gal 5:20 ↩
  6. 6. 2 Peter 2:1 Jude 4 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Peter 2:1 Rev 6:10 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Peter 2:1 1 Cor 6:20 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Peter 2:2 Gen 19:5ff; 2 Pet 2:7, 18; Jude 4 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Peter 2:2 Acts 16:17; 22:4; 24:14 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Peter 2:2 Rom 2:24 ↩
  12. 12. 2 Peter 2:3 1 Tim 6:5; 2 Pet 2:14; Jude 16 ↩
  13. 13. 2 Peter 2:3 2 Cor 2:17; 1 Thess 2:5 ↩
  14. 14. 2 Peter 2:3 Rom 16:18; 2 Pet 1:16 ↩
  15. 15. 2 Peter 2:3 Deut 32:35 ↩
  16. 16. 2 Peter 2:4 Jude 6 ↩
  17. 17. 2 Peter 2:4 Rev 20:1f ↩
  18. 18. 2 Peter 2:5 Ezek 26:20; 2 Pet 3:6 ↩
  19. 19. 2 Peter 2:5 Gen 6:8, 9; 1 Pet 3:20 ↩
  20. 20. 2 Peter 2:5 Or herald ↩
  21. 21. 2 Peter 2:5 2 Pet 3:6 ↩
  22. 22. 2 Peter 2:6 Gen 19:24; Jude 7 ↩
  23. 23. 2 Peter 2:6 Is 1:9; Matt 10:15; 11:23; Rom 9:29; Jude 7 ↩
  24. 24. 2 Peter 2:6 Jude 15 ↩
  25. 25. 2 Peter 2:7 Gen 19:16, 29 ↩
  26. 26. 2 Peter 2:7 Gen 19:5ff; 2 Pet 2:2, 18; Jude 4 ↩
  27. 27. 2 Peter 2:7 2 Pet 3:17 ↩
  28. 28. 2 Peter 2:8 Heb 11:4 ↩
  29. 29. 2 Peter 2:9 1 Cor 10:13; Rev 3:10 ↩
  30. 30. 2 Peter 2:9 Lit trial; or temptation ↩
  31. 31. 2 Peter 2:9 Matt 10:15; Jude 6 ↩
  32. 32. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit go after ↩
  33. 33. 2 Peter 2:10 2 Pet 3:3; Jude 16, 18 ↩
  34. 34. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
  35. 35. 2 Peter 2:10 Titus 1:7 ↩
  36. 36. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
  37. 37. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit glories ↩
  38. 38. 2 Peter 2:11 Jude 9 ↩
  39. 39. 2 Peter 2:12 Jude 10 ↩
  40. 40. 2 Peter 2:12 Jer 12:3; Col 2:22 ↩
  41. 41. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also ↩
  42. 42. 2 Peter 2:13 2 Pet 2:15 ↩
  43. 43. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
  44. 44. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
  45. 45. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
  46. 46. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms reads love feasts ↩
  47. 47. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Cor 11:21; Jude 12 ↩
  48. 48. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
  49. 49. 2 Peter 2:14 James 1:8; 2 Pet 3:16 ↩
  50. 50. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
  51. 51. 2 Peter 2:14 Eph 2:3 ↩
  52. 52. 2 Peter 2:15 Acts 13:10 ↩
  53. 53. 2 Peter 2:15 Num 22:5, 7; Deut 23:4; Neh 13:2; Jude 11; Rev 2:14 ↩
  54. 54. 2 Peter 2:15 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
  55. 55. 2 Peter 2:16 Num 22:21, 23, 28, 30ff ↩
  56. 56. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 12 ↩
  57. 57. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 13 ↩
  58. 58. 2 Peter 2:17 Lit blackness of darkness ↩
  59. 59. 2 Peter 2:18 Jude 16 ↩
  60. 60. 2 Peter 2:18 Eph 4:17 ↩
  61. 61. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
  62. 62. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
  63. 63. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 1:4; 2:20 ↩
  64. 64. 2 Peter 2:19 John 8:34; Rom 6:16 ↩
  65. 65. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
  66. 66. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
  67. 67. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:11; 3:18 ↩
  68. 68. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Tim 2:4 ↩
  69. 69. 2 Peter 2:20 Matt 12:45; Luke 11:26 ↩
  70. 70. 2 Peter 2:21 Ezek 18:24; Heb 6:4ff; 10:26f; James 4:17 ↩
  71. 71. 2 Peter 2:21 Gal 6:2; 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Pet 3:2 ↩
  72. 72. 2 Peter 2:21 Jude 3 ↩
  73. 73. 2 Peter 2:22 Lit The thing of the true proverb has happened to them ↩
  74. 74. 2 Peter 2:22 Prov 26:11 ↩

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2

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