2 Peter 2:3

2 Peter 2:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
• New International Version (NIV)In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

Context of 2 Peter 2:3

1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies. They will even deny the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result the way of the truth will be maligned. In their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber. 4For God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into Sheol. He put them in chains of gloomy darkness, to be held until the judgment. 5He did not spare the ancient world. He preserved only Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, along with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly.

2 Peter 2:3 word by word

καὶ ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ πλαστοῖς λόγοις ὑμᾶς ἐμπορεύσονται, οἷς τὸ κρίμα ἔκπαλαι οὐκ ἀργεῖ καὶ ἡ ἀπώλεια αὐτῶν οὐ νυστάζει.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• throughἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• covetousnessπλεονεξίαpleonexia · greedinessG4124
• shall theyἐμπορεύομαιemporeuomai · to traffic inG1710
• with feignedπλαστόςplastos · made-upG4112
• wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• youσύsu · youG4771
• whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• judgmentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• judgmentκρίμαkrima · judgmentG2917
• nowἀργέωargeō · be idleG691
• of a long timeἔκπαλαιekpalai · of oldG1597
• notοὐou · noG3756
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• damnationἀπώλειαapōleia · destructionG684
• slumberethνυστάζωnustazō · to dozeG3573

Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:3

• 2 Peter 2:14They have eyes full of adultery that never stop sinning, enticing unstable souls. They have hearts trained in greed—a cursed brood!
• Isaiah 56:11and the dogs are greedy— they never have enough. They are shepherds with no discernment. They have all turned to their own way, each to his own gain, one and all.
• Jeremiah 6:13“For from the least to the greatest, all of them are greedy for gain, and from prophet even to kohen, everyone practices deceit.
• Jeremiah 8:10Therefore I will give their wives to others and their fields to new owners. For from the least to the greatest everyone is greedy for gain. From the prophet even to the kohen everyone practices deceit.
• Ezekiel 13:19You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, to kill those who should not die and to save those who should not live, by lying to My people, who listen to lies.’”
• Micah 3:11Her leaders give judgment for a bribe. Her priests give direction for a price. Her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean on Adonai by saying: “Is not Adonai in our midst? No calamity will come upon us!”
• Malachi 1:10“If just one of you would shut the doors, and not light My altar uselessly! I have no delight in you,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot. “Nor will I accept any offering from your hand.
• Romans 16:18For such people do not serve our Lord the Messiah, but only their own belly. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
• 2 Corinthians 12:17I haven’t taken advantage of you through any of those I sent to you, have I?
• 1 Timothy 3:3not addicted to wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money,
• 1 Timothy 6:5and constant friction between people corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.
• 1 Peter 5:2shepherd God’s flock among you. Watch over it not under compulsion but willingly before God, not for dishonest gain but eagerly.
• Jude 1:11Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain; they were consumed for pay in Balaam’s error; and in Korah’s rebellion they have been destroyed.
• 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cleverly concocted tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
• Psalms 18:44You free me from strifes of the people. You set me as head of the nations— people I did not know are serving me.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God: “How awesome are Your deeds! Because of Your great power, Your enemies cringe before You.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And through covetousness - That they might get money to spend upon their lusts, with feigned words, , with counterfeit tales, false narrations, of pretended facts, lying miracles, fabulous legends. "In this single sentence," says Dr. Macknight, "there is a clear prediction of the iniquitous practices of those great merchants of souls, the Romish clergy, who have rated all crimes, even the most atrocious, at a fixed price; so that if their doctrine be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And through covetousness - This shows what one of the things was by which they were influenced - a thing which, like licentiousness, usually exerts a powerful influence over the teachers of error. The religious principle is the strongest that is implanted in the human bosom: and men who can obtain a livelihood in no other way, or who are too unprincipled or too indolent to labor for an honest living, often turn public teachers of religion, and adopt the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Along with the true prophets, there have always been false prophets, and God brings judgment on the (1:20–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. through, &c.--Greek, "IN covetousness" as their element (2Pe 2:14, end). Contrast 2Co 11:20; 12:17. of a long time--in God's eternal purpose. "Before of old ordained to condemnation" (Jude 4). lingereth not--though sinners think it lingers; "is not idle." damnation--Greek, "destruction" (see on 2Pe 2:1). Personified. slumbereth not--though sinners slumber.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 2:3

• Affections
• Covetousness
• Doctrines
• Hypocrisy
• Minister, Christian
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Chain
• Damnable
• Perish
• Privily
• Railing
• Reserve
• Riot
• Swift
• Wantonness
• Damn; Damnation; Damnable

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