2 Peter 2:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

That

Romans 8:1

2 Corinthians 10:3

Hebrews 13:4

In the

Jude 1:4

Despise

Selfwilled

Genesis 49:6

Titus 1:7

To speak

General references

Job 34:18

1 Peter 2:13

Bible References

That

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh.

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

In the

Therefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves,

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness.

For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Despise

And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab, and they said, "We will not come up.

The man who acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall purge the evil from Israel.

and they shall say to the elders of his city, 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.'

But some worthless fellows said, "How can this man save us?" And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, "We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!"

And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents.

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain?

those who say, "With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?"

And you, O generation, behold the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Why then do my people say, 'We are free, we will come no more to you'?

But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, 'We do not want this man to reign over us.'

Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,

Selfwilled

Let my soul come not into their council; O my glory, be not joined to their company. For in their anger they killed men, and in their willfulness they hamstrung oxen.

For an overseer,as God's steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

To speak

"You shall not revile God, nor curse a ruler of your people.

folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.

And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, 'You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.'"

Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones.

General references

who says to a king, 'Worthless one,' and to nobles, 'Wicked man,'

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,