2 Peter 2:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

They speak

Wantonness

Romans 13:13

James 5:5

That were

2 Peter 2:20

2 Peter 1:4

Acts 2:40

General references

Bible References

They speak

[To the Chief Musician, a maschil. A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.] Why boast you yourself in evil, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

The king spoke, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honor of my majesty?

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath is accomplished: for what has been determined shall be done.

But there was a certain man, called Simon, who previously in the same city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that he was some great one:

Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped; so that he as God sits in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.

And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

Wantonness

Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

That were

For if after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

By which are given unto us exceedingly great and precious promises: that by these you might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.

General references

Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have cloven hooves; as the camel, and the hare, and the rock badger: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

Take heed therefore that the light which is in you be not darkness.

Remember Lot's wife.