Revised Version 1895

2 Peter 2

1ButδὲdeG1161thereG1510aroseἘγένοντοEgenontoG1096falseψευδοπροφῆταιpseudoprophētaiG5578prophetsG5578alsoκαὶkaiG2532amongG1722theG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992,asὡςhōsG5613amongG1722youG5210alsoκαὶkaiG2532thereG1510shallG2532beἔσονταιesontaiG1510falseG5578teachersψευδοδιδάσκαλοι,pseudodidaskaloiG5572,whoG3588shallG2532privilybringG1863inG1722destructiveἀπωλείαςapōleiasG684heresiesαἱρέσειςhaireseisG139,denyingἀρνούμενοι,arnoumenoiG720evenκαὶkaiG2532theG3588MasterδεσπότηνdespotēnG1203thatοἵτινεςoitinesG3748boughtἀγοράσανταagorasantaG59themαὐτοὺςautousG846,bringingG1863uponG1510themselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438swiftταχινὴνtachinēnG5031destructionἀπώλειαν·apōleianG684.

2AndG2532manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183shallG2532followἐξακολουθήσουσινexakolouthēsousinG1811theirαὐτῶνautōnG846lascivious doings;byG1223reasonG1223ofG1223whomοὓςhousG3739theG3588wayὁδὸςhodosG3598ofG1223theG3588truthἀληθείαςalētheiasG225shallG2532beG2532evilG987spokenG987ofG1223.

3AndG2532inG1722covetousnessπλεονεξίᾳpleonexiaG4124shallG2532theyG846withG1722feignedwordsλόγοιςlogoisG3056makeG3756merchandiseofG3056youG5210:whoseοἷςhoisG3739sentenceκρίμαkrimaG2917nowG2532fromG1722ofG3056old lingerethnotG3756,andG2532theirG846destructionἀπώλειαapōleiaG684slumberethnotG3756.

4ForγὰρgarG1063ifG1487GodθεὸςtheosG2316sparednotοὐκoukG3756angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32whenG32theyG1487sinnedἁμαρτησάντωνhamartēsantōnG264,butἀλλὰallaG235castG5020themG3860downG3860toG1519hellG5020,andG2316committedG3860themG3860toG1519pitsofG2316darknessζόφουzophouG2217,toG1519beG2316reservedτηρουμένους,tēroumenousG5083untojudgmentκρίσινkrisinG2920;

5andG2532sparednotοὐκoukG3756theG2532ancientἀρχαίουarchaiouG744worldκόσμουkosmouG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235preservedἐφύλαξενephulaxenG5442NoahΝῶεNōeG3575withG2532sevenG3590othersG3590, apreacherκήρυκαkērukaG2783ofG1343righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,whenG2532heG2532broughtἐπάξας,epaxasG1863afloodκατακλυσμὸνkataklusmonG2627upontheG2532worldκόσμῳkosmōG2889ofG1343theG2532ungodlyἀσεβῶνasebōnG765;

6andG2532turningtheG2532citiesπόλειςpoleisG4172ofG4172SodomΣοδόμωνSodomōnG4670andG2532GomorrahΓομόρραςGomorrasG1116intoG4172ashesτεφρώσαςtephrōsasG5077condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632themwithG2532anG2532overthrow, havingmadeτεθεικώς,tetheikōsG5087themanG2532exampleὑπόδειγμαhupodeigmaG5262untothoseμελλόντωνmellontōnG3195thatshouldG2532liveG764ungodlyG765;

7andκαὶkaiG2532deliveredἐρρύσατο·errusatoG4506righteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342LotΛὼτLōtG3091, sore distressedbyG1722theτῆςtēsG3588lasciviouslifeἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391ofG1722theτῶνtōnG3588wicked

8(forγὰρgarG1063thatG846righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342manG1342dwellingamongG1722themG846,inG1722seeingandG2532hearingἀκοῇakoēaG189, vexedhisG846righteousδικαίανdikaianG1342soulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590fromἐξexG1537dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250toG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250withG1722theirG846lawlessἀνόμοιςanomoisG459deedsἔργοιςergoisG2041):

9theG1161LordκύριοςkuriosG2962knoweth howtoG1519deliverῥύεσθαι,rhuesthaiG4506theG1161godlyεὐσεβεῖςeusebeisG2152outG1537ofG1537temptationπειρασμοῦpeirasmouG3986,andG1161toG1519keepτηρεῖν,tēreinG5083theG1161unrighteousἀδίκουςadikousG94underG1537punishmentκολαζομένουςkolazomenousG2849untotheG1161dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250ofG1537judgmentκρίσεωςkriseōsG2920;

10butG1161chieflythemG1722thatG1161walkafterὀπίσωopisōG3694theG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561inG1722theG3588lustἐπιθυμίᾳepithumiaG1939ofδόξαςdoxasG1391defilement,andG2532despiseκαταφρονοῦντας.kataphronountasG2706dominionκυριότητοςkuriotētosG2963.Daringτολμηταί,tolmētaiG5113, selfwilled,theyG2532trembleτρέμουσινtremousinG5141notοὐouG3756toG2532rail at dignities:

11whereasὅπουhopouG3699angelsἄγγελοιangeloiG32,thoughG2532greaterμείζονεςmeizonesG3173inG2596mightἰσχύϊischuiG2479andG2532powerδυνάμειdunameiG1411,bringφέρουσινpherousinG5342notοὐouG3756aὄντεςontesG1510railingjudgmentκρίσιν.krisinG2920againstG2596themαὐτῶνautōnG846beforeπαρὰparaG3844theG2532LordG2962.

12ButδὲdeG1161theseG3778,asὡςhōsG5613creaturesG2226withoutG2532reasonG846,bornγεγεννημέναgegennēmenaG1080mereanimalsζῷαzōaG2226toεἰςeisG1519beG2532takenandG2532destroyedG5351, railinginἐνenG1722matters whereoftheyG846areignorantἀγνοοῦσινagnoousinG50,shallG3778inἐνenG1722theirG846destroying surelybeG2532destroyedG5351,

13sufferingG1722wrongἀδικούμενοιadikoumenoiG91asG1722theτὴνtēnG3588hireofἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250wrong-doing;menG846thatG846countἡγούμενοιhēgoumenoiG2233itG846pleasureἡδονὴνhēdonēnG2237toG2532revelτρυφήν,truphēnG5172inG1722theταῖςtaisG3588day-time, spotsandG2532blemishesμῶμοι,mōmoiG3470, revellinginG1722theirG846love-feastswhileG1722theyG846feastσυνευωχούμενοιsuneuōchoumenoiG4910withG1722youG5210;

14havingG2192eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788fullμεστοὺςmestousG3324ofG5043adulteryμοιχαλίδοςmoichalidosG3428,andG2532thatG2192cannotceaseἀκαταπαύστουςakatapaustousG180fromG2532sinἁμαρτίας,hamartiasG266;enticingδελεάζοντεςdeleazontesG1185unstedfastsoulsψυχὰςpsuchasG5590;havingG2192aheartκαρδίανkardianG2588exercisedinG2532covetousnessπλεονεξίαςpleonexiasG4124;childrenG5043ofG5043cursingκατάραςkatarasG2671;

15forsakingG2641theG3588rightεὐθεῖανeutheianG2117wayὁδὸνhodonG3598,theyG3739wentastrayἐπλανήθησαν,eplanēthēsanG4105, havingfollowedἐξακολουθήσαντεςexakolouthēsantesG1811theG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598ofG3598BalaamΒαλαὰμBalaamG903theG3588sonofG3598Beor,whoG3739lovedἠγάπησεν,ēgapēsenG25theG3588hireofG3598wrong-doing;

16butG1161heG1161wasrebukedἔλεγξινelegxinG1649forG1722hisἔσχενeschenG2192ownἰδίαςidiasG2398transgressionπαρανομίας·paranomiasG3892: a dumb ass spakewithG1722man’sἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456andG1161stayedtheτὴνtēnG3588madnessπαραφρονίαν.paraphronianG3913ofG5456theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396.

17TheseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778areG1510springsπηγαὶpēgaiG4077withoutG504waterἄνυδροιanudroiG504,andκαὶkaiG2532mistsdrivenἐλαυνόμεναι,elaunomenaiG1643byὑπὸhupoG5259aG1510stormλαίλαποςlailaposG2978;forG5083whomοἷςhoisG3739theὁhoG3588blacknessofτοῦtouG3588darknessσκότουςskotousG4655hathbeenG1510reservedG5083.

18ForγὰρgarG1063, uttering great swelling wordsofG1722vanityματαιότητοςmataiotētosG3153,theyG1722enticeδελεάζουσινdeleazousinG1185inG1722theG3588lustsἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaisG1939ofG1722theG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,byG1722lasciviousness,thoseG3588whoG3588are just escapingfromG1722themG1722thatG1722liveἀναστρεφομένους,anastrephomenousG390inG1722errorπλάνῃplanēG4106;

19promisingἐπαγγελλόμενοι,epangellomenoiG1861themG846libertyἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657,whileG846theyG846themselvesG846are bondservantsofG5100corruptionφθορᾶς·phthorasG5356;forγάρgarG1063ofG5100whomᾧhōG3739amanτούτῳtoutōG3778isovercomeἥττηται,hēttētaiG2274,ofG5100theτῆςtēsG3588sameG846isheG2532alsoG2532broughtintoδοῦλοιdouloiG1401bondageδεδούλωται.dedoulōtaiG1402.

20ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487,afterδὲdeG1161theyG846haveescapedἀποφυγόντεςapophugontesG668theG3588defilementsμιάσματαmiasmataG3393ofG2962theG3588worldκόσμουkosmouG2889throughG1722theG3588knowledgeἐπιγνώσειepignōseiG1922ofG2962theG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962andG2532SaviourJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,theyG846areagainπάλινpalinG3825entangledἐμπλακέντεςemplakentesG1707thereinandG2532overcomeἡττῶνται,hēttōntaiG2274,theG3588lastἔσχαταeschataG2078state isbecomeγέγονενgegonenG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501withG1722themG846thanG2532theG3588firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.

21ForG1063itG846wereG1510betterG2909forG1063themG846notμὴmēG3361toG2228haveG1510knownG1921theG3588wayὁδὸνhodonG3598ofG1537righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343,thanG2228,afterG1537knowingitG846,toG2228turnG3860backὑποστρέψαιhupostrepsaiG5290fromG1537theG3588holyἁγίαςhagiasG40commandmentἐντολῆς.entolēsG1785deliveredπαραδοθείσηςparadotheisēsG3860untothemG846.

22ItG846hasG2532happened untothemG846accordingtoG1519theG3588trueἀληθοῦςalēthousG227proverbπαροιμίας·paroimiasG3942,TheG3588dogκύωνkuōnG2965turningG1994toG1519hisG846ownἴδιονidionG2398vomitἐξέραμα·exeramaG1829againG1994,andG2532theG3588sowὗςhusG5300thatG846hadwashedλουσαμένηlousamenēG3068toG1519wallowingκυλισμὸνkulismonG2946inG1519theG3588mireβορβόρου.¶borborouG1004.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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