2 Peter 2:3
1 Now 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 Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2 Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
5 if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
- 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.
- WEB
- In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
- ASV
- And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
- DARBY
- And 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.
- BLB
- And through covetousness they will exploit you⁺ with fabricated words, for whom the judgment of long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.
- ÅB
- og av grådighet skal de med oppdiktede ord utnytte dere til sin egen vinning. Men dommen over dem er fra gammel tid bestemt og hviler ikke, og fortapelsen deres sover ikke.
- OTB
- og i sin grådighet vil de utnytte dere med falske ord; deres dom fra lenge siden er ikke inaktiv, og deres ødeleggelse sover ikke.
- B1930
- og av havesyke skal de med opdiktede ord utnytte eder til sin vinning. Men dommen over dem er fra gammel tid ikke ørkesløs, og deres fortapelse sover ikke.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
Read in contextRomans 16:18
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
Read in context1 Thessalonians 2:5
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
Read in contextJude 1:15
to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
Read in contextTitus 1:11
who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:5
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
Read in context2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
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