New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Peter 2:6-22

6and if He 1condemnedG2632 the citiesG4172 of SodomG4670 and GomorrahG1116 to destructionG2692 by reducingG5077 them toG5077 ashesG5077, having madeG5087 them an 2exampleG5262 3of whatG3195 isG3195 comingG3195 for the 4ungodlyG765; 7and if He 5rescuedG4506 righteousG1342 LotG3091, who was oppressedG2669 by the 6pervertedG766 conductG391 of 7 8unscrupulousG113 peopleG113 8(for by whatG990 he sawG990 and heardG189 that 9righteousG1342 manG1342, while livingG1460 amongG1722 them, feltG928 his righteousG1342 soulG5590 tormentedG928 dayG2250 afterG1537 dayG2250 by their lawlessG459 deedsG2041), 9 10then the LordG2962 knowsG3609 howG3609 to rescueG4506 the godlyG2152 from 11a trialG3986, and to keepG5083 the unrighteousG94 underG2849 punishmentG2849 for the 12dayG2250 of judgmentG2920, 10and especiallyG3122 thoseG3588 who 13 14indulgeG4198 the fleshG4561 in its corruptG3394 passionG1939, and 15despiseG2706 16authorityG2963.

17RecklessG5113, 18self-centeredG829, they 19speakG987 abusivelyG987 of angelic 20majestiesG1391 withoutG3756 tremblingG5141, 11 21whereasG3699 angelsG32 who are greaterG3173 in mightG2479 and powerG1411 do not bringG5342 a demeaningG989 judgmentG2920 againstG2596 them beforeG3844 the LordG2962. 12But 22theseG3778, likeG5613 unreasoningG249 animalsG2226, 23bornG1080 as creaturesG5446 ofG5446 instinctG5446 to be capturedG259 and killedG5356, usingG987 abusiveG987 speechG987 whereG1722 G3739 they haveG50 noG50 knowledgeG50, will in 24the destructionG5356 of thoseG3778 creatures alsoG2532 be destroyedG5351, 13suffering wrongG91 as 25the wagesG3408 of doingG93 wrongG93. They countG2233 it a pleasureG2237 to 26revelG5172 in the 27daytimeG2250. They are stainsG4696 and blemishesG3470, 28revelingG1792 in their 29deceptionsG539 as they 30feastG4910 with you, 14havingG2192 eyesG3788 fullG3324 of adulteryG3428 31that neverG180 ceaseG180 from sinG266, 32enticingG1185 33unstableG793 soulsG5590, havingG2192 heartsG2588 trainedG1128 in 34greedG4124, 35accursedG2671 childrenG5043; 15abandoningG2641 36the rightG2117 wayG3598, they have goneG4105 astrayG4105, having followedG1811 37the wayG3598 of BalaamG903, the son of BeorG961, whoG3739 lovedG25 38the 39rewardG3408 of unrighteousnessG93; 16but he receivedG2192 a rebukeG1649 for his ownG2398 offenseG3892, 40for a muteG880 donkeyG5268, speakingG5350 with a humanG444 voiceG5456, restrainedG2967 the insanityG3913 of the prophetG4396.

17TheseG3778 are 41springsG4077 withoutG504 waterG504 and mistsG3658 drivenG1643 by a stormG2978, 42for whomG3739 the 43blackG2217 darknessG4655 has been reservedG5083. 18For, while speakingG5350 outG5350 44arrogantG5246 words of noG3153 45valueG3153 they 46enticeG1185 by fleshlyG4561 desiresG1939, by 47indecentG766 behaviorG766, thoseG3588 who barelyG3643 48escapeG668 from the ones who liveG390 in errorG4106, 19promisingG1861 them freedomG1657 while they themselvesG846 are slavesG1401 of corruptionG5356; for 49by whatG3739 anyoneG5100 isG2274 overcomeG2274, by thisG3778 he is enslavedG1402. 20For ifG1487, after they have 50escapedG668 the defilementsG3393 of the worldG2889 by 51the knowledgeG1922 of the 52LordG2962 and SaviorG4990 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, they are againG3825 53entangledG1707 inG1707 them and areG2274 overcomeG2274, 54the lastG2078 state has becomeG1096 worseG5501 for them than the firstG4413. 21 55For it would be betterG2909 for them not to have knownG1921 the wayG3598 of righteousnessG1343, thanG2228 having knownG1921 it, to turnG5290 awayG5290 from 56the holyG40 commandmentG1785 57handedG3860 on to them. 22 58It has happenedG4819 to them according to the trueG227 proverbG3942, “59A 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 2:6 Gen 19:24; Jude 7 ↩
2. 2 Peter 2:6 Is 1:9; Matt 10:15; 11:23; Rom 9:29; Jude 7 ↩
3. 2 Peter 2:6 One early ms to those who were going to live ungodly lives ↩
4. 2 Peter 2:6 Jude 15 ↩
5. 2 Peter 2:7 Gen 19:16, 29 ↩
6. 2 Peter 2:7 Gen 19:5ff; 2 Pet 2:2, 18; Jude 4 ↩
7. 2 Peter 2:7 Or disgraceful ↩
8. 2 Peter 2:7 2 Pet 3:17 ↩
9. 2 Peter 2:8 Heb 11:4 ↩
10. 2 Peter 2:9 1 Cor 10:13; Rev 3:10 ↩
11. 2 Peter 2:9 Or temptation; one early ms trials (temptations) ↩
12. 2 Peter 2:9 Matt 10:15; Jude 6 ↩
13. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit go after ↩
14. 2 Peter 2:10 2 Pet 3:3; Jude 16, 18 ↩
15. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
16. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit lordship ↩
17. 2 Peter 2:10 Or Audacious ↩
18. 2 Peter 2:10 Titus 1:7 ↩
19. 2 Peter 2:10 Ex 22:28; Jude 8 ↩
20. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit glories ↩
21. 2 Peter 2:11 Jude 9 ↩
22. 2 Peter 2:12 Jude 10 ↩
23. 2 Peter 2:12 Jer 12:3; Col 2:22 ↩
24. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also ↩
25. 2 Peter 2:13 2 Pet 2:15 ↩
26. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
27. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Thess 5:7 ↩
28. 2 Peter 2:13 Rom 13:13 ↩
29. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms love feasts ↩
30. 2 Peter 2:13 1 Cor 11:21; Jude 12 ↩
31. 2 Peter 2:14 Lit and unceasing from sin ↩
32. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
33. 2 Peter 2:14 James 1:8; 2 Pet 3:16 ↩
34. 2 Peter 2:14 2 Pet 2:3 ↩
35. 2 Peter 2:14 Eph 2:3 ↩
36. 2 Peter 2:15 Acts 13:10 ↩
37. 2 Peter 2:15 Num 22:5, 7; Deut 23:4; Neh 13:2; Jude 11; Rev 2:14 ↩
38. 2 Peter 2:15 2 Pet 2:13 ↩
39. 2 Peter 2:15 Or wages ↩
40. 2 Peter 2:16 Num 22:21, 23, 28, 30ff ↩
41. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 12 ↩
42. 2 Peter 2:17 Jude 13 ↩
43. 2 Peter 2:17 Lit blackness of darkness ↩
44. 2 Peter 2:18 Jude 16 ↩
45. 2 Peter 2:18 Eph 4:17 ↩
46. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:14 ↩
47. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 2:2 ↩
48. 2 Peter 2:18 2 Pet 1:4; 2:20 ↩
49. 2 Peter 2:19 John 8:34; Rom 6:16 ↩
50. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 2:18 ↩
51. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:2 ↩
52. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Pet 1:11; 3:18 ↩
53. 2 Peter 2:20 2 Tim 2:4 ↩
54. 2 Peter 2:20 Matt 12:45; Luke 11:26 ↩
55. 2 Peter 2:21 Ezek 18:24; Heb 6:4ff; 10:26f; James 4:17 ↩
56. 2 Peter 2:21 Gal 6:2; 1 Tim 6:14; 2 Pet 3:2 ↩
57. 2 Peter 2:21 Jude 3 ↩
58. 2 Peter 2:22 Lit The thing of the true proverb has happened to them ↩
59. 2 Peter 2:22 Prov 26:11 ↩

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