New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Peter 2:9-15

9 1then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from 2a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the 3day of judgment, 10and especially those who 4 5indulge the flesh in its corrupt passion, and 6despise 7authority.

8Reckless, 9self-centered, they 10speak abusively of angelic 11majesties without trembling, 11 12whereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a demeaning judgment against them before the Lord. 12But 13these, like unreasoning animals, 14born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, using abusive speech where they have no knowledge, will in 15the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13suffering wrong as 16the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to 17revel in the 18daytime. They are stains and blemishes, 19reveling in their 20deceptions as they 21feast with you, 14having eyes full of adultery 22that never cease from sin, 23enticing 24unstable souls, having hearts trained in 25greed, 26accursed children; 15abandoning 27the right way, they have gone astray, having followed 28the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved 29the 30reward of unrighteousness;

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Notes

1. 2 Peter 2:9 1 Cor 10:13; Rev 3:10 ↩
2. 2 Peter 2:9 Or temptation; one early ms trials (temptations) ↩
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 Lit lordship ↩
8. 2 Peter 2:10 Or Audacious ↩
9. 2 Peter 2:10 Titus 1:7 ↩
10. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
11. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit glories ↩
12. 2 Peter 2:11 Jude 9 ↩
13. 2 Peter 2:12 Jude 10 ↩
14. 2 Peter 2:12 Jer 12:3; Col 2:22 ↩
15. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also ↩
16. 2 Peter 2:13 2 Pet 2:15 ↩
17. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
18. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
19. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
20. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms love feasts ↩
21. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Cor 11:21; Jude 12 ↩
22. 2 Peter 2:14 Lit and unceasing from sin ↩
23. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
24. 2 Peter 2:14 James 1:8; 2 Pet 3:16 ↩
25. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
26. 2 Peter 2:14 Eph 2:3 ↩
27. 2 Peter 2:15 Acts 13:10 ↩
28. 2 Peter 2:15 Num 22:5, 7; Deut 23:4; Neh 13:2; Jude 11; Rev 2:14 ↩
29. 2 Peter 2:15 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
30. 2 Peter 2:15 Or wages ↩

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