Parallel Verses
Worrell New Testament
and many will follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth will be defamed;
New American Standard Bible
Many will follow their
King James Version
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Holman Bible
Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and the way of truth will be blasphemed because of them.
International Standard Version
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
A Conservative Version
And many will follow their wantonness, because of whom the way of the truth will be blasphemed.
American Standard Version
And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
Amplified
Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
An Understandable Version
And many people will follow their unrestrained, indecent conduct, which will result in the true way [of God] being spoken against.
Anderson New Testament
and many will follow their dissolute ways, on account of whom the way of truth will be reviled;
Bible in Basic English
And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.
Common New Testament
And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.
Daniel Mace New Testament
many will follow their destructive maxims, and by their means christianity will be traduc'd.
Darby Translation
and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And many will follow their lewd practices, on account of whom, they way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Godbey New Testament
And many will follow their impurities; through whom the way of truth will be slandered:
Goodspeed New Testament
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and they will cause the true way to be maligned.
John Wesley New Testament
And many will follow their pernicious ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Julia Smith Translation
(And many shall follow their licentiousness; by whom the way of truth shall be defamed.)
King James 2000
And many shall follow their shameful ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
Modern King James verseion
And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And many shall follow their damnable ways, by which the way of truth shall be evil spoken of;
Moffatt New Testament
and many will follow their immorality (thanks to them the true Way will be maligned);
Montgomery New Testament
Then there will be many who will follow their immorality, because of whom the Way of the Truth will be maligned.
NET Bible
And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.
New Heart English Bible
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
Noyes New Testament
And many will follow their dissolute ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of;
Sawyer New Testament
and many shall follow their lewdness, on account of whom the way of truth shall be reviled,
The Emphasized Bible
And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, - by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled.
Twentieth Century New Testament
There will be many, too, who will follow their licentious courses, and cause the Way of the Truth to be maligned.
Webster
And many will follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Weymouth New Testament
And in their immoral ways they will have many eager disciples, through whom religion will be brought into disrepute.
Williams New Testament
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the true Way will be abused,
World English Bible
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
Worsley New Testament
And many will follow their pernicious tenets, on whose account the way of truth will be reproached:
Youngs Literal Translation
and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
Themes
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Covetousness » Shall abound in the last days
false Doctrines » Teachers of » Bring reproach on religion
false Doctrines » Teachers of » Attract many
Examples » What and who are examples
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Inconsistency » General marks of » Brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Peter
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Servants » Who are the servants of corruption
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks evil
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
1 But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there will be false teachers, who, indeed, will stealthily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master Who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction: 2 and many will follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth will be defamed; 3 and, in covetousness, will they, with feigned words, make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment from of old lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 2:24
For the name of God is blasphemed among the gentiles, because of you, as it has been written.
Acts 16:17
The same, following after Paul and us, kept crying, saying, "These men are servants of the Most High God; who, indeed, declare to you a way of salvation."
Acts 24:14
But I confess this to you, that, according to the Way which they call 'heresy,' so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all those things, which are according to the law, and which have been written in the prophets;
2 Peter 2:15
leaving the right way, they were led astray, having followed the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness,
Jude 1:10
But these rail at such things as they know not; and what they understand naturally, as the irrational animals, in these things they are corrupted.
Jude 1:15
to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness, which in ungodliness they committed, and of all the hard things which, as ungodly sinners, they spake against Him."
Revelation 13:14
And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by reason of the signs which it was given him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to those dwelling on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who has the stroke of the sword, and lived.
Matthew 7:14
because narrow is the gate, and straitened the way that leads to life, and few there are who find it!
Matthew 22:16
And they send to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one; for Thou dost not look into the face of men:
Matthew 24:10-13
And then will many be caused to stumble, and will deliver up one another, and hate one another;
Matthew 24:24
for there will arise false Christs and false prophets; and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.
Mark 12:14
And, coming, they say to Him, "Teacher, we know that Thou art true, and carest not for any one; for Thou lookest not into the face of men, but in truth teachest the way of God. Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Mark 13:22
for there will arise false Christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, in order to lead astray, if possible, the elect.
John 14:6
Jesus saith to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through Me.
Acts 13:10
said, "O full of all guile, and all villainy, son of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?
Acts 14:2
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the gentiles against the brethren.
Acts 18:26
The same also began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But Priscilla and Aquila, having heard him, took him to themselves, and expounded to him the way of God more accurately.
Acts 19:9
But, when some were hardening themselves and were disbelieving, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he, withdrawing from them, separated the disciples; reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
1 Timothy 5:14
I desire, therefore, that younger widows marry, bear children, rule a house-hold, give no occasion to the adversary for reproach;
Titus 2:5
to be sober, pure, workers at home, good, submitting themselves to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Titus 2:8
sound speech not to be condemned; that he who is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say concerning us.
1 Peter 2:12
having your conduct seemly among the gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may, from your good works which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
2 Peter 2:21
For it were better for them not to have fully known the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
1 John 2:18-19
Little children, it is the last hour; and, as ye heard that Anti-Christ is coming, even now many anti-christs have arisen; whence we know that it is the last hour.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole habitable earth; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
2 Peter 2:12
But these, as irrational creatures, born naturally for capture and destruction, railing in matters of which they are ignorant, shall in their destruction be also destroyed,
Revelation 13:8
And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the founding of a world.