2 Peter 2
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 3
Chapter Summary
He foretells of false teachers, showing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers.
Key Greek Words
People & Context
Those who secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying the Master, bringing swift destruction on themselves
The eighth, a herald of righteousness, whom God protected when bringing the flood on the ungodly world
Righteous one delivered by the Lord, his soul tormented by the lawless deeds of those around him
Son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; his madness rebuked by the voiceless ass
The Lord and Savior, knowledge of whom the false teachers escape only to be entangled again
Did not spare sinning angels, the ancient world, or Sodom and Gomorrah, but knows to deliver the godly
Timeline
Peter warns that false teachers will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and many will follow their destructive ways, bringing the truth into disrepute.
2 Peter 2:1-3God did not spare sinning angels but thrust them into Tartarus in chains of darkness, nor did He spare the ancient world but preserved Noah while flooding the ungodly.
2 Peter 2:4-5God condemned Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes as an example, yet delivered righteous Lot whose soul was tormented by the lawless behavior around him, proving God rescues the godly.
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