Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation [from] long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
New American Standard Bible
and in their
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
They will exploit
International Standard Version
In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.
A Conservative Version
And they will exploit you in greed with fabricated words, whose judgment is not idle for long, and their destruction will not slumber.
American Standard Version
And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Amplified
And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
An Understandable Version
And through greedy desires and deceptive words they will exploit you [for evil purposes]. But the judgment that they have had coming for a long time, will not delay, but will eventually awaken [i.e., arrive] to bring destruction upon them.
Anderson New Testament
and, with delusive words, they will, through covetousness, make gain of you: the condemnation, long ago denounced against these, delays not, and their destruction does not slumber.
Bible in Basic English
And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
Common New Testament
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from long ago their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.
Daniel Mace New Testament
By their artful discourses they will make you the tools of their avarice; but their condemnation has been a long time advancing, and their ruin is far from lingring.
Darby Translation
And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And through covetousness, they will make merchandise of you, by fictitious tales: to whom the punishment threatened of old lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
Godbey New Testament
and in their covetousness they will sell you with their soft speeches: unto whom judgment from olden time tarries not, and their destruction does not slumber.
Goodspeed New Testament
In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.
John Wesley New Testament
And through covetousness will they with feigned speeches make merchandize of you, whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Julia Smith Translation
And by covetousness with feigned words shall trade in you: to whom judgment since a long while is not inactive, and their perdition sleeps not.
King James 2000
And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
Modern King James verseion
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, whose judgment is not far off, and their damnation sleepeth not.
Moffatt New Testament
in their lust they will exploit you with cunning arguments ??men whose doom comes apace from of old, and destruction is awake upon their trail.
Montgomery New Testament
In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.
NET Bible
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
New Heart English Bible
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old does not linger, and their destruction is not asleep.
Noyes New Testament
and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Sawyer New Testament
and with covetousness they will make a gain of you with feigned words, whose judgment a long time lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
The Emphasized Bible
And, in greed, with forged words, will they, of you, make merchandise: for whom, the sentence from of old, is not idle, and, their destruction, doth not slumber.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And with plausible speeches will they avariciously make gain of you whose condemnation from of old lingereth not, and their perdition doth not slumber.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In their covetousness they will try to make you a source of profit by their fabrications; but for a long time past their Sentence has not been standing idle, nor their Ruin slumbering.
Webster
And through covetousness they will with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Weymouth New Testament
Thirsting for riches, they will trade on you with their canting talk. From of old their judgement has been working itself out, and their destruction has not been slumbering.
Williams New Testament
In their greed they will exploit you with messages manufactured by themselves. From of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction has not been slumbering.
World English Bible
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
Worrell New Testament
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.
Worsley New Testament
and by artful speeches they will make sale of you for gain. Whose judgement is long since hastening, and their destruction doth not slumber.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Covetousness » Shall abound in the last days
false Doctrines » Punishment on those who teach
false Doctrines » Teachers of, are described as » Covetous
Evil » Words evil words of men » Insincere
Examples » What and who are examples
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Hypocrites » Described as » Covetous
Ministers » When unfaithful » Seek gain
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 2:3
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
2 And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled. 3 And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation [from] long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. 4 For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held [them] captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness [and] handed [them] over to be kept for judgment,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35
{Vengeance belongs to me} and [also] recompense, {for at the time their foot slips}, because the day of their disaster [is] near, {and fate comes quickly for them}.'
Romans 16:18
For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not like the majority who peddle the word of God, but as from pure motives--but as from God--we speak before God in Christ.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
{For never} did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God [is] witness),
1 Timothy 6:5
constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain.
2 Corinthians 12:17-18
I have not taken advantage of you {through anyone whom I sent to you}, [have I]?
Titus 1:11
whom it is necessary to silence, whoever are ruining whole families [by] teaching [things] which must not be [taught] for the sake of dishonest gain.
2 Peter 1:16
For we did not make known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ [by] following ingeniously concocted myths, but [by] being eyewitnesses of that one's majesty.
Deuteronomy 24:17
You shall not subvert the rights of an alien [or] an orphan, and you shall not take as pledge [the] garment of a widow.
Psalm 18:44
as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
Psalm 66:3
Say to God, "How awesome are your works! Because of the greatness of your strength, your enemies will cringe before you.
Psalm 81:15
Those who hate Yahweh would cringe before him, and their fate would be forever.
Isaiah 5:19
those who say, "Let him make haste; let him hurry his work so that we may see it and let it draw near and let the plan of the holy one of Israel come so that we may know [it]!"
Isaiah 30:13-14
therefore this iniquity shall come for you like a breach about to fall, bulging out on a high wall {that breaks} suddenly, [in] an instant.
Isaiah 56:11
And the dogs {have a greedy appetite}; they {are never satisfied}. And they are [the] shepherds! They do not have understanding. They all turn to their [own] way, each one for his [own] gain, {every one of them}.
Isaiah 60:22
The small [one] shall become tribe, and the smallest one a mighty nation. I [am] Yahweh; I will hasten it in its time."
Jeremiah 6:13
"For from the smallest of them to the greatest of them, {everyone} makes profit for unlawful gain. And from the prophet to the priest, {everyone} practices deceit.
Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore I will give their wives to others, their fields to conquerors, because from [the] smallest to [the] greatest, all of them make profit [for] unlawful gain, from prophet to priest, all of them practice deceit.
Ezekiel 13:19
And you defiled me among my people for a handful of barley and for morsels of bread to kill persons who should not die and to keep alive persons who should not live by [means of] your lies to my people [who are] listening to [your] lies." '
Micah 3:11
Its rulers judge for a bribe; its priests teach for a price; its prophets practice divination for money. But they lean on Yahweh, saying, "[Is] not Yahweh in our midst? Disaster will not come upon us."
Habakkuk 3:3
God came from Teman; the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens, and his praise fills the earth.
Malachi 1:10
"Who also among you will shut [the temple] doors [so that] you will not kindle fire in vain [on] my altar? I take no pleasure in you," says Yahweh of hosts, "and {I will not accept} an offering from your hand.
Luke 18:8
I tell you that {he will see to it that justice is done} for them soon! Nevertheless, [when] the Son of Man comes, then will he find faith on earth?"
Luke 20:20
And they watched [him] closely [and] sent spies who pretended they were upright, in order that they could catch him in a statement, so that they could hand him over to the authority and the jurisdiction of the governor.
Luke 22:47
[While] he was still speaking, behold, [there came] a crowd, and the one named Judas, one of the twelve, leading them. And he approached Jesus to kiss him.
John 2:16
And to the ones selling the doves he said, "Take these [things] away from here! Do not make my Father's house {a marketplace}!"
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Whenever they say "Peace and security," then sudden destruction will overtake them like the birth pains of {a pregnant woman}, and they will not possibly escape.
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a violent person, but gentle, peaceable, not loving money,
1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise [must be] dignified, not insincere, not devoted to much wine, not fond of dishonest gain,
Titus 1:7
For it is necessary [for] the overseer to be blameless as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain,
1 Peter 2:8
and "A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense," who stumble [because they] disobey the word to which also they were consigned.
1 Peter 5:2
shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not by compulsion but willingly, in accordance with God, and not greedily but eagerly,
2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in {destructive heresies}, even denying the Master who bought them, [thus] bringing on themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:9
[then] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to reserve the unrighteous to be punished at the day of judgment,
2 Peter 2:14-15
having eyes full of [desire for] an adulteress and unceasing from sin, enticing unstable persons, [and] having hearts trained for greediness. Accursed children!
Jude 1:4
For certain men have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:7
as Sodom and Gomorrah and the towns around them indulged in sexual immorality and {pursued unnatural desire} [in] the same way as these, are exhibited as an example [by] undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they have traveled in the way of Cain, and have given themselves up to the error of Balaam for gain, and have perished in the rebellion of Korah.
Jude 1:15
to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly concerning all their ungodly deeds that they have committed in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Revelation 18:11-13
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo any more--