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2 Peter 2:7-19 GNB
He rescued Lot, a good man, who was distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people. (8) That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions. (9) And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment, (10) especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God's authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant, and show no respect for the glorious beings above; instead, they insult them. (11) Even the angels, who are so much stronger and mightier than these false teachers, do not accuse them with insults in the presence of the Lord. (12) But these people act by instinct, like wild animals born to be captured and killed; they attack with insults anything they do not understand. They will be destroyed like wild animals, (13) and they will be paid with suffering for the suffering they have caused. Pleasure for them is to do anything in broad daylight that will satisfy their bodily appetites; they are a shame and a disgrace as they join you in your meals, all the while enjoying their deceitful ways! (14) They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse! (15) They have left the straight path and have lost their way; they have followed the path taken by Balaam son of Beor, who loved the money he would get for doing wrong (16) and was rebuked for his sin. His donkey spoke with a human voice and stopped the prophet's insane action. (17) These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness. (18) They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error. (19) They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits---for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.
2 Peter 2:7-19 GW
Yet, God rescued Lot, a man who had his approval. Lot was distressed by the lifestyle of people who had no principles and lived in sexual freedom. (8) Although he was a man who had God's approval, he lived among the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Each day was like torture to him as he saw and heard the immoral things that people did. (9) Since the Lord did all this, he knows how to rescue godly people when they are tested. He also knows how to hold immoral people for punishment on the day of judgment. (10) This is especially true of those who follow their corrupt nature along the path of impure desires and who despise the Lord's authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant. They aren't afraid to insult the Lord's glory. (11) Angels, who have more strength and power than these teachers, don't bring an insulting judgment against them from the Lord. (12) These false teachers insult what they don't understand. They are like animals, which are creatures of instinct that are born to be caught and killed. So they will be destroyed like animals (13) and lose what their wrongdoing earned them. These false teachers are stains and blemishes. They take pleasure in holding wild parties in broad daylight. They especially enjoy deceiving you while they eat with you. (14) They're always looking for an adulterous woman. They can't stop looking for sin as they seduce people who aren't sure of what they believe. Their minds are focused on their greed. They are cursed. (15) These false teachers have left the straight path and wandered off to follow the path of Balaam, son of Beor. Balaam loved what his wrongdoing earned him. (16) But he was convicted for his evil. A donkey, which normally can't talk, spoke with a human voice and wouldn't allow the prophet to continue his insanity. (17) These false teachers are dried-up springs. They are a mist blown around by a storm. Gloomy darkness has been kept for them. (18) They arrogantly use nonsense to seduce people by appealing to their sexual desires, especially to sexual freedom. They seduce people who have just escaped from those who live in error. (19) They promise these people freedom, but they themselves are slaves to corruption. A person is a slave to whatever he gives in to.
2 Peter 2:7-19 LITV
(7) And He delivered righteous Lot, who had been oppressed by the behavior of the lawless in lustfulness.
(8) For that righteous one living among them day after day, in seeing and in hearing, his righteous soul was tormented with their lawless deeds.
(9) But the Lord knows to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unjust for a day of judgment, being punished,
(10) and most of all those going after flesh in the lust of defilement, and despising rulership, darers, self-pleasing; they do not tremble at glories, speaking evil;
(11) where angels being greater in strength and power do not bring against them a reproaching charge before the Lord.
(12) But these as unreasoning natural beasts, having been born for capture and corruption, speaking evil in that of which they are ignorant, they shall utterly perish in their corruption,
(13) being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, having deemed indulgence in the day to be pleasure; spots and blemishes reveling in their deceits, feasting along with you,
(14) having eyes full of an adulteress, and never ceasing from sin; alluring unsettled souls; having a heart being busied with covetousness; cursed children;
(15) forsaking a straight path, they went astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
(16) but had reproof of his own transgression, the dumb ass speaking in a man's voice held back the madness of the prophet.
(17) These are springs without water, clouds being driven by tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness has been kept to the ages.
(18) For speaking over-swollen words of vanity, by the lusts of the flesh, by unbridled lusts, they allure those indeed escaping, the ones walking in error,
(19) promising to them freedom, though themselves being slaves of corruption; for by whom anyone has been overcome, even to this one he has been enslaved.
2 Peter 2:7-19 MKJV
(7) And He delivered righteous Lot, oppressed with the lustful behavior of the lawless.
(8) For that righteous one living among them, in seeing and hearing, his righteous soul was tormented from day to day with their unlawful deeds.
(9) The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust for a day of judgment, to be punished,
(10) and especially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise dominion. They are darers, self-pleasing; not trembling at glories, speaking evil.
(11) Where angels, who are greater in power and might, do not bring a reproaching accusation against them before the Lord.
(12) But these, as unreasoning natural brute animals having been born for capture and corruption, speak evil of the things that they do not understand. And they will utterly perish in their own corruption,
(13) being about to receive the wages of unrighteousness, deeming indulgence as pleasure in the daytime, and reveling in spots and blemishes, feasting along with you in their deceits,
(14) having eyes full of adultery and never ceasing from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children
(15) who have forsaken the right way and have gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
(16) but had reproof of his lawbreaking, a dumb ass speaking in a man's voice, held back the madness of the prophet.
(17) These are wells without water, clouds driven with a tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.
(18) For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they lure through the lusts of the flesh, by unbridled lust, the ones who were escaping from those who live in error;
(19) promising them liberty, they themselves are the slaves of corruption. For by whom anyone has been overcome, even to this one he has been enslaved.
2 Peter 2:7-19 ALT
(7) and rescued righteous Lot, [who was] being distressed by the conduct in flagrant sexual immorality of the lawless [ones]
(8) (for by seeing and hearing, that righteous [man] living among them, day by day [his] righteous soul was being tormented with [their] unlawful works);
(9) [the] Lord knows [how] to be rescuing [the] godly out of temptation, but to be keeping [the] unrighteous being punished for [the] day of judgment,
(10) and especially the ones going after [fig., indulging] the flesh in lust of uncleanness [or, unclean desires] and despising authority. [They are] presumptuous [or, reckless], self-willed [or, stubborn], not trembling when they speak evil of glories [fig., angelic beings],
(11) whereas angels, being greater in strength and power, do not bring a slanderous judgment against them before [the] Lord.
(12) But these, like irrational animals [guided by] natural instinct having been born for capture and destruction [fig., slaughter], speaking evil of [or, blaspheming in] [things] which they fail to understand, in their destruction they will be destroyed,
(13) receiving back a reward of unrighteousness, counting [it as] a pleasure [to be engaging in] self-indulgence in the day; [they are] spots and blemishes [fig., a disgrace], openly indulging in their deceitful ways while they feast with youp,
(14) having eyes full of adultery and unceasing in sin, enticing unstable souls, having a heart [fig., inner self] having been trained in covetous desire [or, greed], children of a curse [or, accursed children],
(15) having forsaken [the] right way, they went astray [fig., were deceived], having followed in the way of Balaam the [son] of Bosor, who loved [the] wages of unrighteousness,
(16) but he had a rebuke [for] his own iniquity: a mute donkey, having spoken in a person's voice, restrained the madness of the prophet.
(17) These [people] are wells without water, clouds being driven by a storm, for whom the thick gloom of the darkness [fig., the gloomy hell] has been reserved into [the] age [fig., forever].
(18) For speaking swollen [fig., pompous] [words] of emptiness [or, nonsense], they entice with lusts of the flesh, with flagrant sexual immorality, the ones actually having escape from the ones conducting themselves in deception,
(19) promising freedom to them, while they themselves are slaves of the corruption, for by whom anyone has been defeated, by this one also he has been enslaved.
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