2 Peter 2
2
1But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction; 2and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
3And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not. 4For if God spared not the angels who had sinned, but having cast them down to the deepest pit of gloom has delivered them to chains of darkness to be kept for judgment; 5and spared not the old world, but preserved Noe, the eighth, a preacher of righteousness, having brought in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6and having reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha to ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, setting them as an example to those that should afterwards live an ungodly life;
7and saved righteous Lot, distressed with the abandoned conversation of the godless, 8(for the righteous man through seeing and hearing, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul day after day with their lawless works,) 9the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished;
10and specially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Bold are they, self-willed; they do not fear speaking injuriously of dignities: 11when angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring against them, before the Lord, an injurious charge. 12But these, as natural animals without reason, made to be caught and destroyed, speaking injuriously in things they are ignorant of, shall also perish in their own corruption, 13receiving the reward of unrighteousness; accounting ephemeral indulgence pleasure; spots and blemishes, rioting in their own deceits, feasting with you; 14having eyes full of adultery, and that cease not from sin, alluring unestablished souls; having a heart practised in covetousness, children of curse; 15having left the straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness; 16but had reproof of his own wickedness — the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the folly of the prophet. 17These are springs without water, and mists driven by storm, to whom the gloom of darkness is reserved for ever. 18For while speaking great highflown words of vanity, they allure with the lusts of the flesh, by dissoluteness, those who have just fled those who walk in error, 19promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery. 20For if after having escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, again entangled, they are subdued by these, their last state is worse than the first. 21For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22But that word of the true proverb has happened to them: The dog has turned back to his own vomit; and, The washed sow to her rolling in mud.
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.
2 Peter 2
2
The Rise and Fall of the False Teachers
1 But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in destructive heresies#Literally “heresies of destruction”, even denying the Master who bought them, thus#*Here “thus” is supplied as a component of the participle (“bringing on”) which is understood as result bringing on themselves swift destruction. 2And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled. 3And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
4For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held them captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness and handed them over to be kept for judgment, 5and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a proclaimer of righteousness, and seven others#Literally “eighth” when he#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“brought”) which is understood as temporal brought a flood on the world of the ungodly, 6and condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes, having appointed them as an example for those who are going to be ungodly, 7and rescued righteous Lot, worn down by the way of life of lawless persons in licentiousness 8(for that righteous man, as he#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“lived”) which is understood as temporal lived among them day after day, was tormenting his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he was seeing and hearing), 9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to reserve the unrighteous to be punished at#Or “until” the day of judgment, 10and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust#Literally “in lust of defilement,” translated here as an attributive genitive and who despise authority.
Bold and arrogant, they do not tremble in awe as they#*Here “as” is supplied as a component of the participle (“blaspheme”) which is understood as temporal blaspheme majestic beings, 11whereas angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them a demeaning judgment.#Some manuscripts have “a demeaning judgment from the Lord” 12But these persons, like irrational animals born only with natural instincts for capture and killing, blaspheming about things#Literally “with reference to which” they do not understand, in their destruction will also be destroyed, 13being harmed as the wages of unrighteousness. Considering reveling in the daytime a pleasure, they are stains and blemishes, carousing in their deceitful pleasures when they#*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“feast together”) which is understood as temporal feast together with you, 14having eyes full of desire for an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, and#*Here “and” is supplied in keeping with English style having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children! 15By#*Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“leaving”) which is understood as means leaving the straight path, they have gone astray, because they#*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“followed”) which is understood as causal followed the way of Balaam the son of Bosor,#Although some English versions use “Beor” here, this is due to harmonization with the Old Testament; the vast majority of Greek manuscripts read “Bosor” here who loved the wages of unrighteousness, 16but received a rebuke for his own lawlessness: a speechless donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet’s madness#Literally “the of the prophet madness”.
17These people are waterless springs and mists driven by a hurricane, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved. 18For by speaking high-sounding but empty words#Literally “for speaking pompous words of emptiness”, they entice with desires of the flesh and with licentiousness those who are scarcely escaping from those who live in error, 19promising them freedom although they#*Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as concessive themselves are slaves of depravity. For to whatever someone succumbs, by this he is also#Some manuscripts omit “also” enslaved. 20For if, after they#*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“have escaped from”) which is understood as temporal have escaped from the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord#Some manuscripts have “of our Lord” and Savior Jesus Christ, and they are again entangled in these things and succumb to them, the last state has become worse for them than the first. 21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment that had been delivered to them. 22The statement of the true proverb has happened to them, “A dog returns to its own vomit,”#A paraphrased quotation from Prov 26:11 and “A sow, after#*Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“washing herself”) which is understood as temporal washing herself, returns#*The verb “returns” is not in the Greek text, but is an understood repetition from the previous clause to wallowing in the mud.”#The source of this quotation is uncertain
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