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World English Bible

2 Peter 2 (WEBP)

[1] But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
[2] Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
[3] In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
[4] For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;
[5] and didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly,
[6] and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way,
[7] and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
[8] (for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds),
[9] then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
[10] but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries,
[11] whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a slanderous judgment against them before the Lord.
[12] But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
[13] receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;
[14] having eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin, enticing unsettled souls, having a heart trained in greed, accursed children!
[15] Forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
[16] but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A speechless donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
[17] These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
[18] For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
[19] promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
[20] For if, after they have escaped the defilement of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in it and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
[21] For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
[22] But it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”

2 Peter 2:2 TR reads “destructive” instead of “immoral”
2 Peter 2:4 Tartarus is another name for Hell
2 Peter 2:22 Proverbs 26:11

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Peter 2 (KJVS)

[1] 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 .
[2] And many shall follow () their pernicious ways ; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of ().
[3] 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 .
[4] 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 ;
[5] 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 ;
[6] 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 ();
[7] And delivered () just Lot , vexed () with the filthy conversation of the wicked :
[8] (For that righteous man dwelling () among them , in seeing and hearing , vexed () [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds ;)
[9] The Lord knoweth () how to deliver () the godly out of temptations , and to reserve () the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished ():
[10] 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 .
[11] Whereas angels , which are () greater in power and might , bring () not railing accusation against them before the Lord .
[12] 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 ;
[13] 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 ;
[14] Having () eyes full of adultery , and that cannot cease from sin ; beguiling () unstable souls : an heart they have () exercised () with covetous practices ; cursed children :
[15] 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 ;
[16] But was () rebuked for his iniquity : the dumb ass speaking () with man’s voice forbad () the madness of the prophet .
[17] These are () wells without water , clouds that are carried () with a tempest ; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved () for ever .
[18] 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 .
[19] 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 ().
[20] 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 .
[21] 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 .
[22] 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Peter 2 (YLT)

[1] And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,
[2] and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
[3] and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.
[4] For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast them down to Tartarus, did deliver them to judgment, having been reserved,
[5] and the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,
[6] and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having turned to ashes, with an overthrow did condemn, an example to those about to be impious having set them;
[7] and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,
[8] for in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.
[9] The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
[10] and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,
[11] whereas messengers, in strength and power being greater, do not bear against them before the Lord an evil speaking judgment;
[12] and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed-in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil-in their destruction shall be destroyed,
[13] about to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,
[14] having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,
[15] having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,
[16] and had a rebuke of his own iniquity-a dumb ass, in man’s voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.
[17] These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;
[18] for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh-lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
[19] liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,
[20] for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,
[21] for it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged it, to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,
[22] and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; ‘A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,’ and, ‘A sow having bathed herself-to rolling in mire.’