New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Peter 2:9-22

9 1then the LordG2962 knowsG3609 howG3609 to rescueG4506 the godlyG2152 from 2temptationG3986, and to keepG5083 the unrighteousG94 under punishmentG2849 for the 3dayG2250 of judgmentG2920, 10and especiallyG3122 thoseG3588 who 4 5indulgeG4198 the fleshG4561 in its corruptG3394 desiresG1939 and 6despiseG2706 authorityG2963.

DaringG5113, 7self-willedG829, they do not trembleG5141 when they 8revileG987 angelic 9majestiesG1391, 11 10whereasG3699 angelsG32 who are greaterG3173 in mightG2479 and powerG1411 do not bringG5342 a revilingG989 judgmentG2920 againstG2596 them beforeG3844 the LordG2962. 12But 11theseG3778, likeG5613 unreasoningG249 animalsG2226, 12bornG1080 as creaturesG5446 of instinctG5446 to be capturedG259 and killedG5356, revilingG987 whereG1722 G3739 they haveG50 noG50 knowledgeG50, will in 13the destructionG5356 of thoseG3778 creatures alsoG2532 be destroyedG5351, 13suffering wrongG91 as 14the wagesG3408 of doingG93 wrongG93. They countG2233 it a pleasureG2237 to 15revelG5172 in the 16daytimeG2250. They are stainsG4696 and blemishesG3470, 17revelingG1792 in their 18deceptionsG539, as they 19carouseG4910 with you, 14havingG2192 eyesG3788 fullG3324 of adulteryG3428 that neverG180 ceaseG180 from sinG266, 20enticingG1185 21unstableG793 soulsG5590, havingG2192 a heartG2588 trainedG1128 in 22greedG4124, 23accursedG2671 childrenG5043; 15forsakingG2641 24the rightG2117 wayG3598, they have goneG4105 astrayG4105, having followedG1811 25the wayG3598 of BalaamG903, the son of BeorG961, whoG3739 lovedG25 26the wagesG3408 of unrighteousnessG93; 16but he receivedG2192 a rebukeG1649 for his ownG2398 transgressionG3892, 27for a muteG880 donkeyG5268, speakingG5350 with a voiceG5456 of a manG444, restrainedG2967 the madnessG3913 of the prophetG4396.

17TheseG3778 are 28springsG4077 withoutG504 waterG504 and mistsG3658 drivenG1643 by a stormG2978, 29for whomG3739 the 30blackG2217 darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083. 18For speakingG5350 out 31arrogantG5246 words of 32vanityG3153 they 33enticeG1185 by fleshlyG4561 desiresG1939, by 34sensualityG766, thoseG3588 who barelyG3643 35escapeG668 from the ones who liveG390 in errorG4106, 19promisingG1861 them freedomG1657 while they themselvesG846 are slavesG1401 of corruptionG5356; for 36by whatG3739 a manG5100 is overcomeG2274, by thisG3778 he is enslavedG1402. 20For ifG1487, after they have 37escapedG668 the defilementsG3393 of the worldG2889 by 38the knowledgeG1922 of the 39LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they are againG3825 40entangledG1707 in them and are overcomeG2274, 41the lastG2078 state has becomeG1096 worseG5501 for them than the firstG4413. 21 42For it would be betterG2909 for them not to have knownG1921 the wayG3598 of righteousnessG1343, thanG2228 having knownG1921 it, to turnG5290 awayG5290 from 43the holyG40 commandmentG1785 44handedG3860 on to them. 22 45It has happenedG4819 to them according to the trueG227 proverbG3942, “46A dogG2965 returnsG1994 to its ownG2398 vomitG1829,” and, “A sowG5300, after washingG3068, returns to wallowingG2946 in the mireG1004.”

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Notes

1. 2 Peter 2:9 1 Cor 10:13; Rev 3:10 ↩
2. 2 Peter 2:9 Lit trial; or temptation ↩
3. 2 Peter 2:9 Matt 10:15; Jude 6 ↩
4. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit go after ↩
5. 2 Peter 2:10 2 Pet 3:3; Jude 16, 18 ↩
6. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
7. 2 Peter 2:10 Titus 1:7 ↩
8. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
9. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit glories ↩
10. 2 Peter 2:11 Jude 9 ↩
11. 2 Peter 2:12 Jude 10 ↩
12. 2 Peter 2:12 Jer 12:3; Col 2:22 ↩
13. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also ↩
14. 2 Peter 2:13 2 Pet 2:15 ↩
15. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
16. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
17. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
18. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms reads love feasts ↩
19. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Cor 11:21; Jude 12 ↩
20. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
21. 2 Peter 2:14 James 1:8; 2 Pet 3:16 ↩
22. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
23. 2 Peter 2:14 Eph 2:3 ↩
24. 2 Peter 2:15 Acts 13:10 ↩
25. 2 Peter 2:15 Num 22:5, 7; Deut 23:4; Neh 13:2; Jude 11; Rev 2:14 ↩
26. 2 Peter 2:15 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
27. 2 Peter 2:16 Num 22:21, 23, 28, 30ff ↩
28. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 12 ↩
29. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 13 ↩
30. 2 Peter 2:17 Lit blackness of darkness ↩
31. 2 Peter 2:18 Jude 16 ↩
32. 2 Peter 2:18 Eph 4:17 ↩
33. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
34. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
35. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 1:4; 2:20 ↩
36. 2 Peter 2:19 John 8:34; Rom 6:16 ↩
37. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
38. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
39. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:11; 3:18 ↩
40. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Tim 2:4 ↩
41. 2 Peter 2:20 Matt 12:45; Luke 11:26 ↩
42. 2 Peter 2:21 Ezek 18:24; Heb 6:4ff; 10:26f; James 4:17 ↩
43. 2 Peter 2:21 Gal 6:2; 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Pet 3:2 ↩
44. 2 Peter 2:21 Jude 3 ↩
45. 2 Peter 2:22 Lit The thing of the true proverb has happened to them ↩
46. 2 Peter 2:22 Prov 26:11 ↩

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