New King James Version
2 Peter 2:1
1But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
- New International Version (NIV)But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach destructive heresies and even deny the Master who bought them. In this way, they will bring sudden destruction on themselves.
Context of 2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord who bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction. 2And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. 3By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
Read all of 2 Peter 22 Peter 2:1 word by word
Ἐγένοντο δὲ καὶ ψευδοπροφῆται ἐν τῷ λαῷ ὡς καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν ἔσονται ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι, οἵτινες παρεισάξουσιν αἱρέσεις ἀπωλείας καὶ τὸν ἀγοράσαντα αὐτοὺς δεσπότην ἀρνούμενοι, ἐπάγοντες ἑαυτοῖς ταχινὴν ἀπώλειαν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- there wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- false prophetsψευδοπροφήτηςpseudoprophētēs · false prophetG5578
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
- asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- there shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- false teachersψευδοδιδάσκαλοςpseudodidaskalos · false teacherG5572
- youσύsu · youG4771
- whoὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
- privily shall bring inπαρεισάγωpareisagō · to introduceG3919
- damnableἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
- heresiesαἵρεσιςhairesis · sectG139
- denyingἀρνέομαιarneomai · to denyG720
- the Lordδεσπότηςdespotēs · masterG1203
- that boughtἀγοράζωagorazō · to buyG59
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- and bring uponἐπάγωepagō · to bring uponG1863
- themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
- swiftταχινόςtachinos · quickG5031
Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:1
- Deuteronomy 13:1“If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder,
- 1 Kings 18:19Now therefore, send and gather all Israel to me on Mount Carmel, the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal, and the four hundred prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel’s table.”
- 1 Kings 22:6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to fight, or shall I refrain?” So they said, “Go up, for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
- Nehemiah 6:12Then I perceived that God had not sent him at all, but that he pronounced this prophecy against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him.
- Isaiah 9:15The elder and honorable, he is the head; The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
- Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind, They are all ignorant; They are all dumb dogs, They cannot bark; Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
- Jeremiah 14:13Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, the prophets say to them, ‘You shall not see the sword, nor shall you have famine, but I will give you assured peace in this place.’ ”
- Jeremiah 23:16Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the Lord.
- Jeremiah 27:14Therefore do not listen to the words of the prophets who speak to you, saying, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they prophesy a lie to you;
- Jeremiah 28:15Then the prophet Jeremiah said to Hananiah the prophet, “Hear now, Hananiah, the Lord has not sent you, but you make this people trust in a lie.
- Jeremiah 29:8For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Do not let your prophets and your diviners who are in your midst deceive you, nor listen to your dreams which you cause to be dreamed.
- Jeremiah 37:19Where now are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Babylon will not come against you or against this land’?
- Lamentations 2:14Your prophets have seen for you False and deceptive visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, To bring back your captives, But have envisioned for you false prophecies and delusions.
- Ezekiel 13:3Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the foolish prophets, who follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!
- Hosea 9:8The watchman of Ephraim is with my God; But the prophet is a fowler’s snare in all his ways— Enmity in the house of his God.
- Micah 2:11If a man should walk in a false spirit And speak a lie, saying, ‘I will prophesy to you of wine and drink,’ Even he would be the prattler of this people.
Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1But there were false prophets - There were not only holy men of God among the Jews, who prophesied by Divine inspiration, but there were also false prophets, whose prophecies were from their own imagination, and perverted many. As there shall be false teachers among you - At a very early period of the Christian Church many heresies sprung up; but the chief were those of the Ebionites, Cerinthians, Nicolaitans, Menandrians, and Gnostics, of whom many…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1But there were false prophets also among the people - In the previous chapter, 2 Peter 2:19-21, Peter had appealed to the prophecies as containing unanswerable proofs of the truth of the Christian religion. He says, however, that he did not mean to say that all who claimed to be prophets were true messengers of God. There were many who pretended to be such, who only led the people astray. It is unnecessary to say, that such men have abounded in all ages…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Believers are cautioned against false teachers, and the certainty of their punishment shown from examples. (1-9) An account of these seducers, as exceedingly wicked. (10-16) But as making high pretences to liberty and purity. (17-22) Verses 1-9 Though the way of error is a hurtful way, many are always ready to walk therein. Let us take care we give no occasion to the enemy to blaspheme the holy name whereby we are called, or to speak evil of the way of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1They will: Peter uses the future tense in 2:1–3, but this does not mean that false prophets had not yet appeared. Instead, he is recalling the prophecy Jesus made that false teachers would arise (Matthew 24:11, 24; Mark 13:22; compare Acts 20:29–31; 2 Timothy 3:1–6). The false teachers already present in the church were the fulfillment of that prophecy. denying the Master who bought them: The false teachers might have openly rejected Christ. But it is…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-222Pe 2:1-22. False Teachers to Arise: Them Bad Practices and Sure Destruction, from Which the Godly Shall Be Delivered, as Lot Was. 1. But--in contrast to the prophets "moved by the Holy Ghost" (2Pe 1:21). also--as well as the true prophets (2Pe 1:19-21). Paul had already testified the entrance of false prophets into the same churches. among the people--Israel: he is writing to believing Israelites primarily (see on 1Pe 1:1). Such a "false prophet" was…Read the comment
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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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