2 Peter 2:2

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Summary

2 Peter 2:2

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

Pernicious ways

Romans 2:24

1 Timothy 5:14

Titus 2:5

Way

General references

Bible References

Pernicious ways

For the name of God is evil spoken-of among the gentiles, through you, as it is written.

I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children, and guide the house, and give none occasion to the adversary to speak evil.

to be of discreet, chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.

Way

and have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray following the way of Balaam the son of Beor, which loved the reward of unrighteousness:

Because I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not forsaken my God, as the wicked doth. {TYNDALE: For I kept the ways of the LORD, and did no wickedness, forsaking my God.}

There shall be foot paths and common streets: this shall be called the holy way. No unclean person shall go through it, for the LORD himself shall go with them that way, and the ignorant shall not err.

Thus sayeth the LORD, "Go into the streets, consider and make inquisition for the old way: and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye may find rest for your souls. But they say, 'We will not walk therein.'

But strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

And they sent unto him their disciples with Herod's servants, saying, "Master, we know that thou art true, and that thou teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man, for thou considerest not men's estate.

And as soon as they were come, they said unto him, "Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: For thou considerest not the degree of men, but teachest the way of God truly: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar, or not?

Jesus said unto him, "I am the way, the truth and the life. And no man cometh unto the father, but by me.

"O full of all subtlety and deceitfulness, and child of the devil, and the enemy of all righteousness: thou ceasest not to pervert the straight ways of the Lord.

The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, "These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation."

And the same began to speak boldly in the Synagogue. And when Priscilla and Aquila had heard him: they took him unto them; And expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

When divers waxed hard hearted, and believed not, but spake evil of the way of the Lord, and that before the multitude: he departed from them; And separated the disciples away; And disputed daily in the school of one called Tyrannus.

But this I confess unto thee, that after that way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets,

General references

If any such spit upon him that is clean, he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until even.

My son, heareth no more the doctrine that leadeth thee away from the words of understanding.

There shall no vision be in vain, neither any prophecy fail among the children of Israel:

For many of them are all ready turned back, and are gone after Satan.