Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error. New Living Translation They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception. English Standard Version For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error. Berean Standard Bible With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. Berean Literal Bible For speaking arrogant words of vanity, they entice to sensuality with the passions of the flesh those barely escaping from those living in error, King James Bible 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. New King James Version For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who have actually escaped from those who live in error. New American Standard Bible For, while speaking out arrogant words of no value they entice by fleshly desires, by indecent behavior, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error, NASB 1995 For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error, NASB 1977 For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error, Legacy Standard Bible For speaking out arrogant words of vanity, they entice by sensual lusts of the flesh, those who barely escape from the ones who conducted themselves in error, Amplified Bible For uttering arrogant words of vanity [pompous words disguised to sound scholarly or profound, but meaning nothing and containing no spiritual truth], they beguile and lure using lustful desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error. Christian Standard Bible For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error. Holman Christian Standard Bible For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error. American Standard Version For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error; Aramaic Bible in Plain English When they utter empty horrors, they seduce by filthy desires of the flesh those who had just escaped from those who were employed in deception. Contemporary English Version They brag out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life. Douay-Rheims Bible For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness, those who for a little while escape, such as converse in error: English Revised Version For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error; GOD'S WORD® Translation 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. Good News Translation 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. International Standard Version By talking high-sounding nonsense and using sinful cravings of the flesh, they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error. Literal Standard Version for speaking swollen words of vanity, they entice in desires of the flesh—licentiousness, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error, Majority Standard Bible With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. New American Bible For, talking empty bombast, they seduce with licentious desires of the flesh those who have barely escaped from people who live in error. NET Bible For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error. New Revised Standard Version For they speak bombastic nonsense, and with licentious desires of the flesh they entice people who have just escaped from those who live in error. New Heart English Bible For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who actually escape from those who live in error; Webster's Bible Translation For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that had quite escaped from them who live in error. Weymouth New Testament For, while they pour out their frivolous and arrogant talk, they use earthly cravings--every kind of immorality--as a bait to entrap men who are just escaping from the influence of those who live in error. World English Bible 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; Young's Literal Translation 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Deliverance from False Prophets…17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them. 18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error. 19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.… Cross References Psalm 73:8 They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression. Ephesians 4:17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking. 2 Peter 1:4 Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires. 2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. 2 Peter 2:7 and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless 2 Peter 2:14 Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. 2 Peter 2:20 If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first. Treasury of Scripture 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. they speak. Psalm 52:1-3 To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually… Psalm 73:8,9 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily… Daniel 4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty? great swelling. wantonness. Romans 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. James 5:5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. that were. 2 Peter 2:20 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. 2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Acts 2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. clean. Jump to Previous Allure Appealing Arrogant Bait Barely Boastful Boasts Clean Cravings Desires Earthly Emptiness Empty Entice Entrap Error Escape Escaped Escaping False. Flesh Fleshly Folly Frivolous Great High-Sounding Human Immorality Indeed Kind Loud Lusts Mouth Nature Ones Passions Pour Quite Sensuality Sinful Speak Speaking Swelling Talk Use Uttering Vanity Wantonness WordsJump to Next Allure Appealing Arrogant Bait Barely Boastful Boasts Clean Cravings Desires Earthly Emptiness Empty Entice Entrap Error Escape Escaped Escaping False. Flesh Fleshly Folly Frivolous Great High-Sounding Human Immorality Indeed Kind Loud Lusts Mouth Nature Ones Passions Pour Quite Sensuality Sinful Speak Speaking Swelling Talk Use Uttering Vanity Wantonness Words2 Peter 2 1. Peter warns of false teachers, showing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers;7. from which the godly shall be delivered, as Lot was out of Sodom; 10. and more fully describes the manners of those profane and blasphemous seducers. (18) Great swelling words of vanity.--Exaggeration, unreality, boastfulness, and emptiness are expressed by this phrase. It carries on the same idea as the waterless wells and the driven mists--great pretensions and no results. The rebuke here is not unlike the warning in 1Peter 5:5-6. Allure.--Translated "beguile" in 2Peter 2:14, where see Note. Through the lusts of the flesh.--Better, in the lusts of the flesh (as in 2Peter 2:3, and 2Peter 1:1-2; 2Peter 1:4; 2Peter 1:13). The preposition "in" points to the sphere in which the enticement takes place; "through" should be reserved for "wantonness" (see Note on 2Peter 2:2), which is the bait used to entice. . . . Verse 18. - For when they speak great swelling words of vanity; literally, for speaking. "Great swelling words" is expressed by one word in the Greek, ὑπέρογκα, St. Jude has the same word in verse 16; it is used in the classical writers of great bulk of any kind, literal or figurative. The genitive is descriptive - the words are swelling, high-sounding; but they are only words, vain and meaningless; they have nothing but emptiness behind them. They allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness; rather, as in the Revised Version, they entice (as in verse 14) in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness. The preposition "in" denotes the sphere in which these men live, their condition, habits of life. The dative ἀσελγείαις, literally "by lasciviousnesses," that is, by acts of lasciviousness, is the dative of the instrument; it states the means by which they entice men. Those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. The Authorized Version follows the T.R., τοὺς ὄντως ἀποφυγόντας; but most of the best manuscripts have τοὺς ὀλίγως ἀποφεύγοντας. This last reading gives a better sense, "Those who are just escaping." The adverb ὀλίγως may be understood of time, or, perhaps better, of measure - "escaping by a little, a little way." Those who were "clean escaped "would not be so easily enticed by the false teachers. These are only beginning to escape; they have heard the word with joy, but have no root in themselves; they put their hand to the plough, but they look back. They "that live in error" are the heathen; the unhappy men who are led astray by the false teachers are just escaping from the heathen and from their mode of life. It is possible to understand these last words as a coordinate clause, a further description of those who are just escaping. The false teachers entice "those who are just escaping, those who live in error." But the common rendering seems better. The verb translated "live" (ἀναστρεφομένους) is a favourite word with St. Peter (see 1 Peter 1:15, 18; 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:1, 2, 16).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek With loftyὑπέρογκα (hyperonka) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 5246: Immoderate, boastful, excessive, pompous. From huper and ogkos; bulging over, i.e. insolent. [but] empty ματαιότητος (mataiotētos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3153: From mataios; inutility; figuratively, transientness; morally, depravity. words, they appeal φθεγγόμενοι (phthengomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5350: To speak aloud, utter. Probably akin to pheggos and thus to phemi; to utter a clear sound, i.e. to proclaim. [to the] sensual ἀσελγείαις (aselgeiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 766: From a compound of a and a presumed selges; licentiousness. passions ἐπιθυμίαις (epithymiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing. of [the] flesh σαρκὸς (sarkos) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. [and] entice δελεάζουσιν (deleazousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1185: To allure, entice (by a bait). From the base of dolos; to entrap, i.e. delude. those τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. [who are] just ὀλίγως (oligōs) Adverb Strong's 3641: Puny; especially neuter somewhat. escaping ἀποφεύγοντας (apopheugontas) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 668: To flee from, escape. From apo and pheugo; to escape. from [others] who τοὺς (tous) Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. live ἀναστρεφομένους (anastrephomenous) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 390: From ana and strepho; to overturn; also to return; by implication, to busy oneself, i.e. Remain, live. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. error. πλάνῃ (planē) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 4106: Feminine of planos; objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a straying from orthodoxy or piety. Links 2 Peter 2:18 NIV2 Peter 2:18 NLT 2 Peter 2:18 ESV 2 Peter 2:18 NASB 2 Peter 2:18 KJV 2 Peter 2:18 BibleApps.com 2 Peter 2:18 Biblia Paralela 2 Peter 2:18 Chinese Bible 2 Peter 2:18 French Bible 2 Peter 2:18 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Peter 2:18 For uttering great swelling words of emptiness (2 Pet. 2P iiP ii Pet) |
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