New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Peter 2:15-20
15forsakingG2641 1the rightG2117 wayG3598, they have goneG4105 astrayG4105, having followedG1811 2the wayG3598 of BalaamG903, the son of BeorG961, whoG3739 lovedG25 3the wagesG3408 of unrighteousnessG93; 16but he receivedG2192 a rebukeG1649 for his ownG2398 transgressionG3892, 4for a muteG880 donkeyG5268, speakingG5350 with a voiceG5456 of a manG444, restrainedG2967 the madnessG3913 of the prophetG4396.
17TheseG3778 are 5springsG4077 withoutG504 waterG504 and mistsG3658 drivenG1643 by a stormG2978, 6for whomG3739 the 7blackG2217 darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083. 18For speakingG5350 out 8arrogantG5246 words of 9vanityG3153 they 10enticeG1185 by fleshlyG4561 desiresG1939, by 11sensualityG766, thoseG3588 who barelyG3643 12escapeG668 from the ones who liveG390 in errorG4106, 19promisingG1861 them freedomG1657 while they themselvesG846 are slavesG1401 of corruptionG5356; for 13by whatG3739 a manG5100 is overcomeG2274, by thisG3778 he is enslavedG1402. 20For ifG1487, after they have 14escapedG668 the defilementsG3393 of the worldG2889 by 15the knowledgeG1922 of the 16LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they are againG3825 17entangledG1707 in them and are overcomeG2274, 18the lastG2078 state has becomeG1096 worseG5501 for them than the firstG4413.
Notes
- 1. 2 Peter 2:15 Acts 13:10 ↩
- 2. 2 Peter 2:15 Num 22:5, 7; Deut 23:4; Neh 13:2; Jude 11; Rev 2:14 ↩
- 3. 2 Peter 2:15 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
- 4. 2 Peter 2:16 Num 22:21, 23, 28, 30ff ↩
- 5. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 12 ↩
- 6. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 13 ↩
- 7. 2 Peter 2:17 Lit blackness of darkness ↩
- 8. 2 Peter 2:18 Jude 16 ↩
- 9. 2 Peter 2:18 Eph 4:17 ↩
- 10. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
- 11. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
- 12. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 1:4; 2:20 ↩
- 13. 2 Peter 2:19 John 8:34; Rom 6:16 ↩
- 14. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
- 15. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
- 16. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:11; 3:18 ↩
- 17. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Tim 2:4 ↩
- 18. 2 Peter 2:20 Matt 12:45; Luke 11:26 ↩
Commentaries on 2 Peter 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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