Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep.
New American Standard Bible
and in their
King James Version
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Holman Bible
They will exploit
International Standard Version
In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.
A Conservative Version
And they will exploit you in greed with fabricated words, whose judgment is not idle for long, and their destruction will not slumber.
American Standard Version
And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Amplified
And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
An Understandable Version
And through greedy desires and deceptive words they will exploit you [for evil purposes]. But the judgment that they have had coming for a long time, will not delay, but will eventually awaken [i.e., arrive] to bring destruction upon them.
Anderson New Testament
and, with delusive words, they will, through covetousness, make gain of you: the condemnation, long ago denounced against these, delays not, and their destruction does not slumber.
Bible in Basic English
And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them.
Common New Testament
And in their greed they will exploit you with false words; from long ago their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not been asleep.
Daniel Mace New Testament
By their artful discourses they will make you the tools of their avarice; but their condemnation has been a long time advancing, and their ruin is far from lingring.
Darby Translation
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.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And through covetousness, they will make merchandise of you, by fictitious tales: to whom the punishment threatened of old lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
Godbey New Testament
and in their covetousness they will sell you with their soft speeches: unto whom judgment from olden time tarries not, and their destruction does not slumber.
Goodspeed New Testament
In their greed they will exploit you with pretended arguments. From of old their condemnation has not been idle, and their destruction has not slumbered.
John Wesley New Testament
And through covetousness will they with feigned speeches make merchandize of you, whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Julia Smith Translation
And by covetousness with feigned words shall trade in you: to whom judgment since a long while is not inactive, and their perdition sleeps not.
King James 2000
And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And in greediness they will exploit you with false words, whose condemnation [from] long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you, whose judgment is not far off, and their damnation sleepeth not.
Moffatt New Testament
in their lust they will exploit you with cunning arguments ??men whose doom comes apace from of old, and destruction is awake upon their trail.
Montgomery New Testament
In their covetousness, with cunning words, they will make merchandise of you; those whose doom has not been idle from of old, and whose destruction has not been slumbering.
NET Bible
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
New Heart English Bible
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old does not linger, and their destruction is not asleep.
Noyes New Testament
and in covetousness will they with feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment long ago ordained lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.
Sawyer New Testament
and with covetousness they will make a gain of you with feigned words, whose judgment a long time lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
The Emphasized Bible
And, in greed, with forged words, will they, of you, make merchandise: for whom, the sentence from of old, is not idle, and, their destruction, doth not slumber.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And with plausible speeches will they avariciously make gain of you whose condemnation from of old lingereth not, and their perdition doth not slumber.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In their covetousness they will try to make you a source of profit by their fabrications; but for a long time past their Sentence has not been standing idle, nor their Ruin slumbering.
Webster
And through covetousness they will with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
Weymouth New Testament
Thirsting for riches, they will trade on you with their canting talk. From of old their judgement has been working itself out, and their destruction has not been slumbering.
Williams New Testament
In their greed they will exploit you with messages manufactured by themselves. From of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction has not been slumbering.
World English Bible
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn't linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
Worrell New Testament
and, in covetousness, will they, with feigned words, make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment from of old lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.
Worsley New Testament
and by artful speeches they will make sale of you for gain. Whose judgement is long since hastening, and their destruction doth not slumber.
Youngs Literal Translation
and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.
Themes
Affections » False teachers seek to captivate
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Covetousness » Shall abound in the last days
false Doctrines » Punishment on those who teach
false Doctrines » Teachers of, are described as » Covetous
Evil » Words evil words of men » Insincere
Examples » What and who are examples
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Hypocrites » Described as » Covetous
Ministers » When unfaithful » Seek gain
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 2:3
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Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
2 And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness they will use you for gain with well-turned words; for whom judgment from of old does not linger, and their destruction does not sleep. 4 For if God did not spare sinning angels, but thrust them down into Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, being reserved to judgment.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance and retribution belong to Me. Their foot shall slide in time, for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come on them make haste.
Romans 16:18
For they who are such do not serve our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches they deceive the hearts of the simple.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we are not as many, hawking the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor with pretense of covetousness; God is witness.
1 Timothy 6:5
meddling, of men whose minds have been corrupted and deprived of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness. Withdraw from such.
2 Corinthians 12:17-18
By any whom I have sent to you, did I overreach you by him?
Titus 1:11
whose mouth you must stop, who subvert whole houses, teaching things not right for the sake of ill gain.
2 Peter 1:16
For not having followed fables having been cunningly devised, but becoming eyewitnesses of the majesty of Jesus Christ, we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord.
Deuteronomy 24:17
You shall not pervert the rightful judgment of the stranger nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's clothing to pledge.
Psalm 18:44
As soon as they hear of Me, they shall obey Me; the sons of strangers shall bow down to Me.
Psalm 66:3
Say to God, How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies pretend obedience to You.
Psalm 81:15
The haters of Jehovah would have been found liars to Him, and their time would have lasted forever.
Isaiah 5:19
who say, Let Him hurry and hasten His work, so that we may see it; and let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, so that we may know!
Isaiah 30:13-14
therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant.
Isaiah 56:11
Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough; and they are shepherds who cannot understand. They all look to their own way, every one for his gain, to his own end.
Isaiah 60:22
A little one will become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I Jehovah will hasten it in its time.
Jeremiah 6:13
For everyone from the least of them even to the greatest of them cuts off a profit; and from the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore I will give their wives to others, and their fields to those who shall inherit them, for everyone from the least even to the greatest cuts off a profit. From the prophet even to the priest everyone deals falsely.
Ezekiel 13:19
And will you profane Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to kill the souls that should not die; and to save alive the souls that should not live, by your lying to My people who listen to lies.
Micah 3:11
Her heads judge for a bribe, and her priests teach for pay, and her prophets divine for silver, yet they will lean on Jehovah and say, Is not Jehovah among us? No evil can come on us!
Habakkuk 3:3
God comes from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah. His glory covers the heavens, and His praise fills the earth.
Malachi 1:10
Who is even among you who will shut the doors, and you not kindle fire on My altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says Jehovah of Hosts. I will not be pleased with an offering from you.
Luke 18:8
I say to you that He will avenge them speedily. Yet when the Son of Man comes, shall He find faith on the earth?
Luke 20:20
And they watched and sent forth spies, pretending themselves to be righteous men, so that they might seize upon a word of His, that they might deliver Him in this way to the power and authority of the governor.
Luke 22:47
And as He was yet speaking, behold a crowd! And he who was called Judas, one of the Twelve, went before them. And he drew near Jesus to kiss Him.
John 2:16
And He said to those who sold doves, Take these things away from here. Do not make My Father's house a house of merchandise.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety! Then sudden destruction comes on them, as travail upon a woman with child. And they shall not escape.
1 Timothy 3:3
not a drunkard, not contentious, not greedy of ill gain, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous,
1 Timothy 3:8
Likewise the deacons are to be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of ill gain,
Titus 1:7
For an overseer must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not full of passion, not given to wine, not quarrelsome, not greedy for ill gain;
1 Peter 2:8
and a Stone-of-stumbling and a Rock-of-offense to those disobeying, who stumble at the Word, to which they also were appointed.
1 Peter 5:2
Feed the flock of God among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; nor for base gain, but readily;
2 Peter 2:1
But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who secretly will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:9
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust for a day of judgment, to be punished,
2 Peter 2:14-15
having eyes full of adultery and never ceasing from sin, alluring unstable souls, having a heart exercised with covetousness. They are cursed children
Jude 1:4
For certain men crept in secretly, those having been of old previously written into this condemnation, ungodly ones perverting the grace of our God for unbridled lust, and denying the only Master, God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jude 1:7
as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, committing fornication, and going away after other flesh, laid down an example before-times, undergoing vengeance of everlasting fire.
Jude 1:11
Woe to them! For they went the way of Cain, and gave themselves up to the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.
Jude 1:15
to do judgment against all, and to rebuke all the ungodly of them concerning all their ungodly works which they ungodly did, and concerning all the hard things ungodly sinners spoke against Him.
Revelation 18:11-13
And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their cargo any more;