Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
New American Standard Bible
Many will follow their
King James Version
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Holman Bible
Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and the way of truth will be blasphemed because of them.
International Standard Version
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
A Conservative Version
And many will follow their wantonness, because of whom the way of the truth will be blasphemed.
American Standard Version
And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
Amplified
Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
An Understandable Version
And many people will follow their unrestrained, indecent conduct, which will result in the true way [of God] being spoken against.
Anderson New Testament
and many will follow their dissolute ways, on account of whom the way of truth will be reviled;
Bible in Basic English
And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.
Common New Testament
And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.
Daniel Mace New Testament
many will follow their destructive maxims, and by their means christianity will be traduc'd.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And many will follow their lewd practices, on account of whom, they way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Godbey New Testament
And many will follow their impurities; through whom the way of truth will be slandered:
Goodspeed New Testament
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and they will cause the true way to be maligned.
John Wesley New Testament
And many will follow their pernicious ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Julia Smith Translation
(And many shall follow their licentiousness; by whom the way of truth shall be defamed.)
King James 2000
And many shall follow their shameful ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
Modern King James verseion
And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And many shall follow their damnable ways, by which the way of truth shall be evil spoken of;
Moffatt New Testament
and many will follow their immorality (thanks to them the true Way will be maligned);
Montgomery New Testament
Then there will be many who will follow their immorality, because of whom the Way of the Truth will be maligned.
NET Bible
And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.
New Heart English Bible
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
Noyes New Testament
And many will follow their dissolute ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of;
Sawyer New Testament
and many shall follow their lewdness, on account of whom the way of truth shall be reviled,
The Emphasized Bible
And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, - by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled.
Twentieth Century New Testament
There will be many, too, who will follow their licentious courses, and cause the Way of the Truth to be maligned.
Webster
And many will follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Weymouth New Testament
And in their immoral ways they will have many eager disciples, through whom religion will be brought into disrepute.
Williams New Testament
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the true Way will be abused,
World English Bible
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
Worrell New Testament
and many will follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth will be defamed;
Worsley New Testament
And many will follow their pernicious tenets, on whose account the way of truth will be reproached:
Youngs Literal Translation
and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
Themes
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Covetousness » Shall abound in the last days
false Doctrines » Teachers of » Bring reproach on religion
false Doctrines » Teachers of » Attract many
Examples » What and who are examples
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Inconsistency » General marks of » Brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Peter
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Servants » Who are the servants of corruption
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks evil
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
1 But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction; 2 and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed. 3 And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 2:24
For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.
Acts 16:17
She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you the way of salvation.
Acts 24:14
But this I avow to thee, that in the way which they call sect, so I serve my fathers' God, believing all things which are written throughout the law, and in the prophets;
2 Peter 2:15
having left the straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of unrighteousness;
Jude 1:10
But these, whatever things they know not, they speak railingly against; but what even, as the irrational animals, they understand by mere nature, in these things they corrupt themselves.
Jude 1:15
to execute judgment against all; and to convict all the ungodly of them of all their works of ungodliness, which they have wrought ungodlily, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.
Revelation 13:14
And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived.
Psalm 18:21
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Matthew 7:14
For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.
Matthew 22:16
And they send out to him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Teacher, we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth, and carest not for any one, for thou regardest not men's person;
Matthew 24:10-13
And then will many be offended, and will deliver one another up, and hate one another;
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect.
Mark 12:14
And they come and say to him, Teacher, we know that thou art true, and carest not for any one; for thou regardest not men's person, but teachest the way of God with truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar or not?
Mark 13:22
For false Christs and false prophets will arise, and give signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
John 14:6
Jesus says to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father unless by me.
Acts 13:10
said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of the Lord?
Acts 14:2
But the Jews who did not believe stirred up the minds of those of the nations and made them evil-affected against the brethren.
Acts 18:26
And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him to them and unfolded to him the way of God more exactly.
Acts 19:9
But when some were hardened and disbelieved, speaking evil of the way before the multitude, he left them and separated the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
1 Timothy 5:14
I will therefore that the younger marry, bear children, rule the house, give no occasion to the adversary in respect of reproach.
Titus 2:5
discreet, chaste, diligent in home work, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.
Titus 2:8
a sound word, not to be condemned; that he who is opposed may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us:
1 Peter 2:12
having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
2 Peter 2:21
For it were better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
1 John 2:18-19
Little children, it is the last hour, and, according as ye have heard that antichrist comes, even now there have come many antichrists, whence we know that it is the last hour.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satan, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
2 Peter 2:12
But these, as natural animals without reason, made to be caught and destroyed, speaking injuriously in things they are ignorant of, shall also perish in their own corruption,
Revelation 13:8
and all that dwell on the earth shall do it homage, every one whose name had not been written from the founding of the world in the book of life of the slain Lamb.