2 Peter 2:1 But1161 there arose1096 false prophets5578 also2532 among1722 the people,2992 as5613 among1722 you5213 also2532 there shall be2071 false teachers,5572 who3748 shall privily bring in3919 destructive684{Or, sects of perdition} heresies,139 denying720 even2532 the Master1203 that bought59 them,846 bringing upon1863 themselves1438 swift5031 destruction.684 cr 2 And2532 many4183 shall follow1811 their846 lascivious doings;684 by reason of1223 whom3739 the way3598 of the truth225 shall be evil spoken of.987 cr 3 And2532 in1722 covetousness4124 shall they1710 with feigned4112 words3056 make merchandise1710 of you:5209 whose3739 sentence2917 now691 from of old1597 lingereth691 not,3756 and2532 their846 destruction684 slumbereth3573 not.3756 cr 4 For1063 if1487 God2316 spared5339 not3756 angels32 when they sinned,264 but235 cast5020{Or, cast them into dungeons} them down to hell,5020{Greek Tartarus.} and committed3860 them to pits4577{Some ancient authorities read chains. Compare Wisd. 17:17.} of darkness,2217 to be reserved5083 unto1519 judgment;2920 cr 5 and2532 spared5339 not3756 the2889 ancient744 world,2889 but235 preserved5442 Noah3575 with seven others,3590 a{Greek a herald.} preacher2783 of righteousness,1343 when he brought1863 a flood2627 upon the world2889 of the ungodly;765 cr 6 and2532 turning5077 the cities4172 of Sodom4670 and2532 Gomorrah1116 into ashes5077 condemned2632 them with an overthrow,2692 having made5087 them an example5262 unto those that should3195 live ungodly;764 cr 7 and2532 delivered4506 righteous1342 Lot,3091 sore distressed2669 by5259 the lascivious766 life391 of the wicked113 cr 8 (for1063 that righteous man1342 dwelling1460 among1722 them,846 in seeing990 and2532 hearing,189 vexed928{Greek tormented.} his righteous1342 soul5590 from1537 day2250 to1537 day2250 with2041 their lawless459 deeds):2041 cr 9 the Lord2962 knoweth how1492 to deliver4506 the godly2152 out of1537 temptation,3986 and1161 to keep5083 the unrighteous94 under punishment2849 unto1519 the day2250 of judgment;2920 cr 10 but1161 chiefly3122 them that walk4198 after3694 the flesh4561 in1722 the lust1939 of defilement,3394 and2532 despise2706 dominion.2963 Daring,5113 self-willed,829 they tremble5141 not3756 to rail987 at dignities:1391{Greek glories.} cr 11 whereas3699 angels,32 though5607 greater3173 in might1411 and2532 power,2479 bring5342 not3756 a railing989 judgment2920 against2596 them846 before3844 the Lord.2962 cr 12 But1161 these,3778 as5613 creatures without reason,249 born1080 mere5446{Greek natural.} animals2226 to1519{Or, to take and to destroy} be taken259 and2532 destroyed,5356 railing987 in1722 matters whereof3739 they are ignorant,50 shall in1722 their846 destroying5356{Or, corruption. Compare 1 Tim. 6:9.} surely be destroyed,2704 cr 13 suffering2865 wrong as the hire3408 of wrong-doing;93 men that count2233 it pleasure2237 to revel5172 in1722 the day-time,2250 spots4696 and2532 blemishes,3470 revelling1792 in1722 their846 deceivings539{Some ancient authorities read love-feasts. Compare Jude 12.} while they feast4910 with you;5213 cr 14 having2192 eyes3788 full3324 of adultery,3428{Greek an adulteress.} and2532 that cannot cease180 from sin;266 enticing1185 unstedfast793 souls;2192 having a heart2588 exercised1128 in covetousness;4124 children5043 of cursing;2671 cr 15 forsaking2641 the right2117 way,3598 they went astray,4105 having followed1811 the way3598 of Balaam903 the son of Beor,1007{Many ancient authorities read Bosor.} who3739 loved25 the hire3408 of wrong-doing;93 cr 16 but1161 he was2192 rebuked1649 for3892 his2398 own transgression:3892 a dumb880 ass5268 spake5350 with1722 man's444 voice5456 and stayed2967 the madness3913 of the prophet.4396 cr 17 These3778 are1526 springs4077 without water,504 and mists3507 driven1643 by5259 a storm;2978 for whom3739 the blackness2217 of darkness4655 hath been reserved.5083 cr 18 For,1063 uttering5350 great swelling5246 words of vanity,3153 they entice1185 in1722 the lusts1939 of the flesh,4561 by lasciviousness,766 those who are just3689 escaping668 from them that live390 in1722 error;4106 cr 19 promising1861 them846 liberty,1657 while they themselves846 are5225 bondservants1401 of corruption;5356 for1063 of whom3739{Or, what} a man5100 is overcome,2274 of the same5129 is he also brought into bondage.1402 cr 20 For1063 if,1487 after they have escaped668 the defilements3393 of the world2889 through1722 the knowledge1922 of the{Many ancient authorities read our.} Lord2962 and2532 Saviour4990 Jesus2424 Christ,1161 they are1707 again3825 entangled1707 therein5125 and overcome,2274 the last state2078 is1096 become worse5501 with them846 than the first.4413 cr 21 For1063 it were better2909 for1063 them846 not3361 to have known1921 the way3598 of righteousness,1343 than,2228 after knowing1921 it, to turn1994 back from1537 the1785 holy40 commandment1785 delivered3860 unto them.846 cr 22 1161 It has happened4819 unto them846 according to the3942 true227 proverb,3942 The{Prov. 26:11.} dog2965 turning1994 to1909 his own2398 vomit1829 again,1994 and2532 the sow5300 that had washed3068 to1519 wallowing2946 in the mire.1004 cr