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

Despise

Luke 19:14

Romans 13:1

1 Peter 2:13

Selfwilled

Titus 1:7

To speak

Acts 23:5

Jude 1:8

General references

1 Peter 2:13

Bible References

That

Thus there is no doom now for those who are in Christ Jesus;

I do live in the flesh, but I do not make war as the flesh does;

Let marriage be held in honour by all, and keep the marriage-bed unstained. God will punish the vicious and adulterous.

In the

So God has given them up, in their heart's lust, to sexual vice, to the dishonouring of their own bodies, ??25 since they have exchanged the truth of God for an untruth, worshipping and serving the creature rather than the Creator who is blessed for ever: Amen.

What! do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Realm of God? Make no mistake about it; neither the immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor catamites nor sodomites

Be sure of this, that no one guilty of sexual vice or impurity or lust (that is, an idolater) possesses any inheritance in the realm of Christ and God.

So put to death those members that are on earth: sexual vice, impurity, appetite, evil desire, and lust (which is idolatry),

God did not call us to be impure but to be consecrated;

for certain persons have slipped in by stealth (their doom has been predicted long ago), impious creatures who pervert the grace of our God into immorality and disown our sole liege and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Despise

Now his people hated him and sent envoys after him to say, 'We object to him having royal power over us.'

Every subject must obey the government-authorities, for no authority exists apart from God; the existing authorities have been constituted by God.

Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme,

Selfwilled

[For a bishop must be above reproach ??he is a steward of God's house ??he must not be presumptuous or hot-tempered or a drunkard or violent or addicted to pilfering;

To speak

"Brothers," said Paul, "I did not know he was high priest" (for it is written, You must not speak evil of any ruler of your people).

Despite it all, these visionaries pollute their flesh, scorn the Powers celestial, and scoff at the angelic Glories.

General references

Submit for the Lord's sake to any human authority; submit to the emperor as supreme,