Deliverance from False Prophets

2PE 2:1

KJV

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

BSB

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.

Koinōnos

But there were also false prophets among the people, as also among you there will be false teachers, who will stealthily introduce heresies of destruction, even denying the Master who bought them — bringing upon themselves imminent destruction.

2PE 2:2

KJV

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

BSB

Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.

Koinōnos

And many will follow after their sensuality, through whom the way of truth will be denigrated.

2PE 2:3

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.

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.

Koinōnos

And through covetousness, with fabricated words, they will exploit you — for whom the judgment of long ago is not idle, and their destruction does not slumber.

2PE 2:4

KJV

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

BSB

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;

Koinōnos

For if God did not spare angels who sinned, but casting them to Tartarus in chains of gloomy darkness delivered them over, being kept for judgment —

2PE 2:5

KJV

And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

BSB

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;

Koinōnos

and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, one of eight, having brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly —

2PE 2:6

KJV

And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

BSB

if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;

Koinōnos

and condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, having reduced them to ashes by destruction, having set them as an example of what is coming for the ungodly —

2PE 2:7

KJV

And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

BSB

and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

Koinōnos

and rescued righteous Lot, being distressed by the sensual conduct of the lawless —

2PE 2:8

KJV

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

BSB

(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

Koinōnos

for that righteous man, dwelling among them, day after day was tormenting his righteous soul with their lawless deeds through seeing and hearing —

2PE 2:9

KJV

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

BSB

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.

Koinōnos

then the Lord knows how to deliver the devout out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous being punished unto the day of judgment,

2PE 2:10

KJV

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

BSB

Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

Koinōnos

especially those walking after the flesh in the passion of defilement and despising authority. Bold, self-willed, they do not tremble blaspheming the glorious ones,

2PE 2:11

KJV

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

BSB

Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.

Koinōnos

whereas angels, being greater in strength and power, do not bring a blasphemous judgment against them.

2PE 2:12

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;

BSB

These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.

Koinōnos

But these, like irrational animals born as creatures of instinct for capture and destruction, blaspheming in what they do not understand, will also be destroyed in their destruction —

2PE 2:13

KJV

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

BSB

The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.

Koinōnos

being wronged as the wage of wrongdoing. They count daytime revelry as pleasure. They are spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions while feasting together with you.

2PE 2:14

KJV

Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

BSB

Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.

Koinōnos

They have eyes full of adultery and insatiable for sin. They lure unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetousness — children of a curse.

2PE 2:15

KJV

Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

BSB

They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

Koinōnos

Forsaking the straight way they have gone astray, following the way of Balaam son of Bosor, who loved the wage of wrongdoing,

2PE 2:16

KJV

But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

BSB

But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a manʼs voice and restrained the prophetʼs madness.

Koinōnos

but was rebuked for his own transgression: a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the madness of the prophet.

2PE 2:17

KJV

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

BSB

These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

Koinōnos

These are waterless springs and mists driven by a squall — the gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.

2PE 2:18

KJV

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

BSB

With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

Koinōnos

For speaking arrogant words of vanity, they entice in the desires of the flesh, in sensuality, those barely escaping from those who live in error —

2PE 2:19

KJV

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

BSB

They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

Koinōnos

promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of decay; for by whatever a person is overcome, by that he is enslaved.

2PE 2:20

KJV

For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

BSB

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

Koinōnos

For if, having escaped the defilements of the world through the full knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled and overcome by these, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

2PE 2:21

KJV

For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

BSB

It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.

Koinōnos

For 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 delivered to them.

2PE 2:22

KJV

But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

BSB

Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

Koinōnos

What the true proverb says has happened to them: 'The dog returns to its own vomit,' and, 'the sow, having washed, to wallowing in the mud.