2 Peter 2:12

2 Peter 2:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;
• New International Version (NIV)But these people blaspheme in matters they do not understand. They are like unreasoning animals, creatures of instinct, born only to be caught and destroyed, and like animals they too will perish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed, blaspheming about matters of which they are ignorant, will also be destroyed in their destruction,
• New Living Translation (NLT)These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed.

Context of 2 Peter 2:12

10and especially those who walk according to the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise authority. They are presumptuous, self-willed. They are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries, 11whereas angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reviling accusation against them before the Lord. But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption, 13and will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure to carouse in the daytime. They are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while they feast with you, 14having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.

2 Peter 2:12 word by word

οὗτοι δὲ ὡς ἄλογα ζῷα γεγεννημένα φυσικὰ εἰς ἅλωσιν καὶ φθοράν, ἐν οἷς ἀγνοοῦσιν βλασφημοῦντες ἐν τῇ φθορᾷ αὐτῶν καὶ φθαρήσονταιRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• naturalφυσικόςphusikos · naturalG5446
• bruteἄλογοςalogos · unreasonableG249
• beastsζῷονzōon · living thingG2226
• madeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• be takenἅλωσιςhalōsis · captureG259
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• destroyedφθοράphthora · corruptionG5356
• speak evilβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• ofἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the things thatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they understand notἀγνοέωagnoeō · be ignorantG50
• and shall utterly perishκαταφθείρωkataphtheirō · to depraveG2704
• their ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• corruptionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:12

• Psalms 49:10For he sees wise men die; Likewise the fool and the senseless person perish, And leave their wealth to others.
• Psalms 92:6A senseless man does not know, Nor does a fool understand this.
• Psalms 94:8Understand, you senseless among the people; And you fools, when will you be wise?
• Jeremiah 4:22“For My people are foolish, They have not known Me. They are silly children, And they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, But to do good they have no knowledge.”
• Jeremiah 5:4Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the Lord, The judgment of their God.
• Jeremiah 10:8But they are altogether dull-hearted and foolish; A wooden idol is a worthless doctrine.
• Jeremiah 12:3But You, O Lord, know me; You have seen me, And You have tested my heart toward You. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, And prepare them for the day of slaughter.
• Ezekiel 21:31I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
• Jude 1:10But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
• 2 Peter 2:19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a person is overcome, by him also he is brought into bondage.
• 2 Peter 1:4by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.
• John 8:21Then Jesus said to them again, “I am going away, and you will seek Me, and will die in your sin. Where I go you cannot come.”
• Galatians 6:8For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12But these, as natural brute beasts - '̔ · As those natural animals void of reason, following only the gross instinct of nature, being governed neither by reason nor religion. Made to be taken and destroyed - Intended to be taken with nets and gins, and then destroyed, because of their fierce and destructive nature; so these false teachers and insurgents must be treated; first incarcerated, and then brought to judgment, that they may have the reward of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12But these, as natural brute beasts - These persons, who resemble so much irrational animals which are made to be taken and destroyed. The point of the comparison is, that they are like fierce and savage beasts that exercise no control over their appetites, and that seeM to be made only to be destroyed. These persons, by their fierce and ungovernable passions, appear to be made only for destruction, and rush blindly on to it. The word rendered “natural,”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 Impure seducers and their abandoned followers, give themselves up to their own fleshly minds. Refusing to bring every thought to the obedience of Christ, they act against God's righteous precepts. They walk after the flesh, they go on in sinful courses, and increase to greater degrees of impurity and wickedness. They also despise those whom God has set in authority over them, and requires them to honour. Outward temporal good things are the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16This description of the false teachers focuses more on how they were living than on what they were teaching.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. (Jude 19). But--In contrast to the "angels," 2Pe 2:11. brute--Greek, "irrational." In contrast to angels that "excel in strength." beasts--Greek, "animals" (compare Psa 49:20). natural--transposed in the oldest manuscripts, "born natural," that is, born naturally so: being in their very nature (that is, naturally) as such (irrational animals), born to be taken and destroyed (Greek, "unto capture and destruction," or corruption, see on Ga 6:8; compare…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 2:12

• Anarchy
• Corruption
• Death
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Wicked (People)
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

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• Swift
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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