2 Peter 2:1 But1161 false prophets5578 also2532 arose1096 among1722 the people,2992 as5613 false teachers5572 will also2532 be2071 among1722 you,5213 who3748 will secretly bring in3919 destructive684 heresies,139 denying720 even2532 the Master1203 who bought59 them,846 bringing on1863 themselves1438 swift5031 destruction.684 cr 2 2532 Many4183 will follow1811 their846 immoral{TR reads “destructive” instead of “immoral”} ways,684 and as a result,1223 3739 the way3598 of the truth225 will be maligned.987 cr 3 2532 In1722 covetousness4124 they1710 will exploit1710 you5209 with deceptive words:3056 whose3739 sentence2917 now691 from of1710 old1597 doesn't3756 linger,691 and2532 their846 destruction684 will not3756 slumber.3573 cr 4 For1063 if1487 God2316 didn't3756 spare5339 angels32 when they sinned,264 but235 cast5020 them down to Tartarus,5020{Tartarus is another name for Hell} and committed3860 them to pits4577 of darkness,2217 to be reserved5083 for1519 judgment;2920 cr 5 and2532 didn't3756 spare5339 the2889 ancient744 world,2889 but235 preserved5442 Noah3575 with seven others,3590 a preacher2783 of righteousness,1343 when he brought1863 a flood2627 on the world2889 of the ungodly;765 cr 6 and2532 turning5077 the cities4172 of Sodom4670 and2532 Gomorrah1116 into ashes,5077 condemned2632 them to destruction,2692 having made5087 them an example5262 to those who would3195 live ungodly;764 cr 7 and2532 delivered4506 righteous1342 Lot,3091 who was very distressed2669 by5259 the lustful766 life391 of the wicked113 cr 8 (for1063 that righteous man1342 dwelling1460 among1722 them,846 was tormented928 in his righteous1342 soul5590 from1537 day2250 to1537 day2250 with2041 seeing990 and2532 hearing189 lawless459 deeds):2041 cr 9 the Lord2962 knows how1492 to deliver4506 the godly2152 out of1537 temptation3986 and1161 to keep5083 the unrighteous94 under punishment2849 for1519 the day2250 of judgment;2920 cr 10 but1161 chiefly3122 those who walk4198 after3694 the flesh4561 in1722 the lust1939 of defilement,3394 and2532 despise2706 authority.2963 Daring,5113 self-willed,829 they are5141 not3756 afraid5141 to speak evil987 of dignitaries;1391 cr 11 whereas3699 angels,32 though5607 greater3173 in might1411 and2532 power,2479 don't3756 bring5342 a railing989 judgment2920 against2596 them846 before3844 the Lord.2962 cr 12 But1161 these,3778 as5613 unreasoning249 creatures, born1080 natural5446 animals2226 to1519 be taken259 and2532 destroyed,5356 speaking evil987 in1722 matters about which3739 they are ignorant,50 will in1722 their846 destroying5356 surely be destroyed,2704 cr 13 receiving2865 the wages3408 of unrighteousness;93 people who count2233 it pleasure2237 to revel5172 in1722 the daytime,2250 spots4696 and2532 blemishes,3470 reveling1792 in1722 their846 deceit539 while they feast4910 with you;5213 cr 14 having2192 eyes3788 full3324 of adultery,3428 and2532 who can't cease180 from sin;266 enticing1185 unsettled793 souls;2192 having a heart2588 trained1128 in greed;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 who3739 loved25 the wages3408 of wrongdoing;93 cr 16 but1161 he was2192 rebuked1649 for3892 his2398 own disobedience.3892 A mute880 donkey5268 spoke5350 with1722 a man's444 voice5456 and stopped2967 the madness3913 of the prophet.4396 cr 17 These3778 are1526 wells4077 without water,504 clouds3507 driven1643 by5259 a storm;2978 for whom3739 the blackness2217 of darkness4655 has been reserved5083 1519 forever.165 cr 18 For,1063 uttering5350 great swelling5246 words of emptiness,3153 they entice1185 in1722 the lusts1939 of the flesh,4561 by licentiousness,766 those who are indeed3689 escaping668 from those who live390 in1722 error;4106 cr 19 promising1861 them846 liberty,1657 while they themselves846 are5225 bondservants1401 of corruption;5356 for1063 a man5100 is brought into bondage1402 by5129 whoever3739 overcomes2274 him. cr

2 Peter 2:20 For1063 if,1487 after they have escaped668 the defilement3393 of the world2889 through1722 the knowledge1922 of the Lord2962 and2532 Savior4990 Jesus2424 Christ,1161 they are1707 again3825 entangled1707 in5125 it and overcome,2274 the last state2078 has become1096 worse5501 for them846 than the first.4413 cr 21 For1063 it would be 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 to them.846 cr 22 But1161 it has happened4819 to them846 according to the3942 true227 proverb,3942 "The dog2965 turns1994 to1909 his own2398 vomit1829 again,"1994{Proverbs 26:11} and2532 "the sow5300 that has washed3068 to1519 wallowing2946 in the mire."1004 cr