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

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

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus;

For, though we are still living in the world, it is no worldly warfare that we are waging.

Let marriage be held in honour among all, and let the marriage bed be unpolluted; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

In the

For this reason, in accordance with their own depraved cravings, God gave them up to uncleanness, allowing them to dishonour their bodies among themselves with impurity.

Do you not know that unrighteous men will not inherit God's Kingdom? Cherish no delusion here. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor any who are guilty of unnatural crime,

Such men being past feeling have abandoned themselves to impurity, greedily indulging in every kind of profligacy.

For be well assured that no fornicator or immoral person and no money-grubber--or in other words idol-worshipper--has any share awaiting him in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

Therefore put to death your earthward inclinations--fornication, impurity, sensual passion, unholy desire, and all greed, for that is a form of idolatry.

God has not called us to an unclean life, but to one of purity.

For certain persons have crept in unnoticed--men spoken of in ancient writings as pre-destined to this condemnation--ungodly men, who pervert the grace of our God into an excuse for immorality, and disown Jesus Christ, our only Sovereign and Lord.

Despise

"Now his countrymen hated him, and sent a deputation after him to say, 'We are not willing that he should become our king.'

Let every individual be obedient to those who rule over him; for no one is a ruler except by God's permission, and our present rulers have had their rank and power assigned to them by Him.

Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,

Selfwilled

For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,

To speak

"I did not know, brethren," replied Paul, "that he was the High Priest; for it is written, 'Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of Thy people.'"

Yet in just the same way these dreamers also pollute the body, while they set authority at naught and speak evil of dignities.

General references

Submit, for the Lord's sake, to every authority set up by man, whether it be to the Emperor as supreme ruler,