Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and especially those who
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.
Bold, arrogant people! They do not tremble when they blaspheme the glorious ones;
International Standard Version
especially those who satisfy their flesh by indulging in its passions and who despise authority.
A Conservative Version
And especially those going rear of flesh in a degenerate lust, and who despise lordship. Reckless, self-willed men, they do not tremble when speaking evil of dignities.
American Standard Version
but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at dignities:
Amplified
and especially
An Understandable Version
[This fate will come upon] those people especially who corrupt themselves with physical desires and despise being ruled by others. They are daring, self-willed, and are not afraid to speak against glorious beings [i.e., angels],
Anderson New Testament
but especially those who walk after the flesh in unclean lust, and who despise government. Presumptuous, willful men! they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries:
Bible in Basic English
But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:
Common New Testament
and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desire and despise authority. Bold and willful, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones,
Daniel Mace New Testament
especially those, who prostitute themselves to sensual infamous passions: who despise magistrates, who being audacious, and insolent, intrepidly calumniate the higher powers;
Darby Translation
and specially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Bold are they, self-willed; they do not fear speaking injuriously of dignities:
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
but especially those who go after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and who despise government: being audacious, self-willed, who fear not to revile dignitaries;
Godbey New Testament
and especially those going after the flesh in the lust of pollution, and despising lordship. Audacious darers, blaspheming, they do not tremble at glories;
Goodspeed New Testament
especially those who yield to their physical nature and indulge in passions that defile them, and despise authority. Rash, headstrong men! They stand in no awe of majesty, but deride beings
John Wesley New Testament
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: presumptuous, self-willed; they are not afraid to rail at dignities:
Julia Smith Translation
And chiefly them going after the flesh in eager desire of defilement, and despising dominion. Self-sufficient, rash men, they tremble not, defaming glories.
King James 2000
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise authority. Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of the glorious ones.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust and who despise authority. Bold [and] arrogant, they do not tremble in awe [as they] blaspheme majestic beings,
Modern King James verseion
and especially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise dominion. They are darers, self-pleasing; not trembling at glories, speaking evil.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
namely, them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise the rulers. Presumptuous are they, and stubborn, and fear not to speak evil of them that are in authority;
Moffatt New Testament
particularly those who fall in with the polluting appetite of the flesh and despise the Powers celestial. Daring, presumptuous creatures! they are not afraid to scoff at the angelic Glories;
Montgomery New Testament
especially those who spend their lives following the flesh in the lust of defilement, and in despising all authority. Audacious and willful, they feel no awe in railing against dignities;
NET Bible
especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,
New Heart English Bible
but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
Noyes New Testament
but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise dominion. Presumptuous, selfwilled, they are not afraid to rail at dignities;
Sawyer New Testament
but especially those who walk after the flesh, in corrupt desires, and despise goverment. Presumptuous, self-complacent, they fear not to revile glories,
The Emphasized Bible
Most of all, however, them who go their way, after the flesh, with a coveting of defilement, and who despise, lordship, - daring! willful! before dignitaries, they tremble not, defaming,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
especially such as walk after the flesh in the eager pursuit of defilement, and despise government. Daring, self-sufficient, they tremble not at dignities, railing against them.
Twentieth Century New Testament
especially those who, following the promptings of their lower nature, indulge their polluting passions and despise all control. Audacious and self-willed, they feel no awe of the Mighty, maligning them,
Webster
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, self-willed; they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Weymouth New Testament
and especially those who are abandoned to sensuality--craving, as they do, for polluted things, and scorning control. Fool-hardy and self-willed, they do not tremble when speaking evil of glorious beings;
Williams New Testament
especially those who satisfy their lower nature by indulging in its evil passions which defile them, and who despise authority. Daring, headstrong men! They do not tremble when they abuse persons of majesty,
World English Bible
but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
Worrell New Testament
but especially those who walk after the flesh in a desire for pollution, and despise dominion; daring, self-willed, they tremble not, when railing at dignities;
Worsley New Testament
especially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise authority; who, being audacious and self-willed, are not afraid to speak evil of dignities:
Youngs Literal Translation
and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,
Themes
Affections » Of the wicked, are unnatural and perverted
Citizens » Wicked and treasonable
Contempt » The wicked exhibit towards » Authorities
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Flesh » Those that walk after the flesh
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Impurity » General references to
Kings » They that walk after the flesh despise
Presumption » Warnings against
Presumption » A characteristic of the wicked
Reviling and reproaching » The wicked utter, against » Rulers'
Self-will » Characteristic of wicked people
Self-will and stubbornness » Characteristic of the wicked
Servants » Who are the servants of corruption
Sinful » The whole imitation of worldly people and customs condemned » Walk
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks evil
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 2:10
Images 2 Peter 2:10
Prayers for 2 Peter 2:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
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the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished;
10 and especially those who
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 22:28
Thou shalt not revile the judges nor curse the prince of thy people.
Jude 1:10
But these speak evil of those things which they do not know; but what they know by nature as animals without reason, in those things they corrupt themselves.
Jude 1:16
These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own desires; and their mouth speaks arrogant things, admiring persons to take advantage.
Ecclesiastes 10:20
Do not curse the king, not even in thy thought; and do not curse the rich even in the secret place of thy bedchamber; for the birds of the air shall carry the voice, and those who have wings shall tell the matter.
Luke 19:14
But his citizens hated him and sent an embassy after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
Acts 23:5
Then Paul said, I did not know, brethren, that he was the prince of the priests, for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
Romans 1:24-27
Therefore God also gave them over to the lusts of their own hearts for uncleanness, to contaminate their own bodies between themselves,
Romans 8:12-13
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
Colossians 3:5
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
Titus 1:7
For the bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God; not arrogant, not quick to anger, not given to wine, not hurtful, not greedy of dishonest gain,
Hebrews 13:4
Let marriage be honourable in all and the bed undefiled; but the fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
2 Peter 3:3
knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts
Jude 1:18
how that they told you, That in the last time there would be mockers, who would walk after their own ungodly desires.
Numbers 15:30
But the person that does something consciously, whether they are natural born or a stranger, the same reproaches the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
Numbers 16:12-15
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they replied, We will not come up.
Deuteronomy 17:12-13
And the man that will act presumptuously and will not hearken unto the priest that stands to minister there before the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die; and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.
Deuteronomy 21:20-21
and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious; he will not hear our voice; he is a glutton and a drunkard.
1 Samuel 10:27
But the sons of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him and brought him no presents. But he pretended not to notice.
2 Samuel 20:1
And a man of Belial happened to be there, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a man of Jemini, and he blew the shofar, saying, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse. Every man to his tents, O Israel.
1 Kings 12:16
So when all Israel saw that the king did not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? There is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
Psalm 2:1-5
Why do the Gentiles rage, and the peoples imagine a vain thing?
Psalm 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
Ecclesiastes 10:6-7
Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich are seated in a low place.
Jeremiah 2:31
O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? Why do my people say, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee?
Romans 8:1
So that now, there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ, Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:4-5
that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Romans 13:1-5
Let every soul submit itself to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9
Know ye not that the unjust shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not err: neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor homosexuals
2 Corinthians 10:3
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh
Ephesians 5:5
For this ye know, that no fornicator nor unclean person nor covetous man, who is also an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us unto uncleanness, but unto sanctification.
1 Peter 2:13-14
Therefore, be subject to every human ordinance that is of the Lord, whether it be to a king or to a superior,
Jude 1:4
For there are certain men crept in unawares without fear or reverence of God, who from beforehand have been ordained unto this condemnation, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying God who alone has dominion, and our Lord Jesus, the Christ.
Jude 1:6-8
And the angels who did not keep their first estate but left their own habitation, he has reserved in eternal chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
Genesis 49:6
Let my soul not enter into their secret; nor let my honour join their assembly; for in their anger they slew a man, and in their own will they dug down a wall.
Ephesians 4:19
who, after losing all sense of feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness.