Parallel Verses

Amplified

whose fate is destruction, whose god is their belly [their worldly appetite, their sensuality, their vanity], and whose glory is in their shame—who focus their mind on earthly and temporal things.

New American Standard Bible

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

King James Version

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Holman Bible

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,

International Standard Version

Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.

A Conservative Version

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and the glory in their shame, who mind earthly things.

American Standard Version

whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

An Understandable Version

Their [ultimate] end is [spiritual] destruction; their god is their appetite; they boast of what they ought to be ashamed of, and they [constantly] think about worldly things.

Anderson New Testament

whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Bible in Basic English

Whose end is destruction, whose god is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, whose minds are fixed on the things of the earth.

Common New Testament

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

Daniel Mace New Testament

who in the. end will be ruin'd, who place their religion in sensuality, their glory in that which is their shame, and fix their thoughts upon this earth.

Darby Translation

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and their glory in their shame, who mind earthly things:)

Godbey New Testament

whose end is destruction, whose God is their stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

Goodspeed New Testament

They are doomed to destruction: their appetites are their god; they glory in their shame; they are absorbed in earthly matters.

John Wesley New Testament

whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame;

Julia Smith Translation

Whose end destruction, whose God the belly, and their glory in shame, having in mind earthly things.)

King James 2000

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Lexham Expanded Bible

whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is] the stomach, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, the ones who think on earthly things.

Modern King James verseion

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, those who mind earthly things.)

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

whose end is damnation, whose God is their belly and whose glory is to their shame, which are worldly minded.

Moffatt New Testament

Destruction is their fate, the belly is their god, they glory in their shame, these men of earthly mind!

Montgomery New Testament

Their end is destruction, their belly is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are set on earthly things.

NET Bible

Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.

New Heart English Bible

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

Noyes New Testament

whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind is on earthly things.

Sawyer New Testament

whose end is destruction, whose God is their stomach, and their glory in their shame; who regard earthly things.

The Emphasized Bible

Whose, end, is destruction, whose, God, is the belly, and whose , glory, is in their shame, who, upon the earthly things, are resolved.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

whose end is perdition, whose God is their belly, and their glory in their shame, whose minds are occupied with earthly things.

Twentieth Century New Testament

The end of such men is Ruin; for their appetites are their God, and they glory in their shame; their minds are given up to earthly things.

Webster

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

Weymouth New Testament

Their end is destruction, their bellies are their God, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are devoted to earthly things.

Williams New Testament

Their doom is destruction, their stomach is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are feeding on earthly things,

World English Bible

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who think about earthly things.

Worrell New Testament

whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who are thinking of earthly things.

Worsley New Testament

whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame; who mind earthly things) For our conversation is in heaven,

Youngs Literal Translation

whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who the things on earth are minding.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

end
τέλος 
Telos 
Usage: 28

ἀπώλεια 
Apoleia 
Usage: 18

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

κοιλία 
Koilia 
Usage: 16

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

δόξα 
Doxa 
Usage: 141

is in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128


Usage: 0

αἰσχύνη 
Aischune 
Usage: 4

who

which, who, the things, the son,
Usage: 0

φρονέω 
Phroneo 
think, regard, mind, be minded, savour, be of the same mind Trans, be like minded ,
Usage: 27

Context Readings

Imitate Me

18 For there are many, of whom I have often told you, and now tell you even with tears, who live as enemies of the cross of Christ [rejecting and opposing His way of salvation], 19 whose fate is destruction, whose god is their belly [their worldly appetite, their sensuality, their vanity], and whose glory is in their shame—who focus their mind on earthly and temporal things. 20 But [we are different, because] our citizenship is in heaven. And from there we eagerly await [the coming of] the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ;



Cross References

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive].

2 Peter 2:3

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].

Hosea 4:7


The more they multiplied [in numbers and increased in power], the more they sinned against Me;
I will change their glory into shame.

Romans 8:5-7

For those who are living according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh [which gratify the body], but those who are living according to the Spirit, [set their minds on] the things of the Spirit [His will and purpose].

2 Corinthians 11:12

But what I am doing I will keep doing, [for I am determined to keep this independence] in order to cut off the claim of those who want an opportunity to be regarded just as we are in the things they brag about.

2 Corinthians 11:15

So it is no great surprise if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, but their end will correspond with their deeds.

Galatians 6:13

For even the circumcised [Jews] themselves do not [really] keep the Law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh [that is, in the fact that they convinced you to be circumcised].

2 Peter 2:1

But [in those days] false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will subtly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

1 Samuel 2:11-16

Elkanah [and his wife Hannah] returned to Ramah to his house. But the child [Samuel] served the Lord under the guidance of Eli the priest.

1 Samuel 2:29

Why then do you kick at (despise) My sacrifice and My offering which I commanded in My dwelling place, and honor your sons more than Me, by fattening yourselves with the choicest part of every offering of My people Israel?’

Psalm 4:6-7


Many are saying, “Oh, that we might see some good!”
Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Lord.

Psalm 17:14


From men with Your hand, O Lord,
From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,
And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;
They are satisfied with children,
And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.

Psalm 52:1

Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

Isaiah 56:10-12


Israel’s watchmen are blind,
They are all without knowledge.
They are all mute dogs, they cannot bark;
Panting, lying down, they love to slumber.

Ezekiel 13:19

You have profaned Me among My people [in payment] for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die and giving [a guarantee of] life to those who should not live, because of your lies to My people who pay attention to lies.”’”

Ezekiel 34:3

You eat the fat [the choicest of meat], and clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the best of the livestock, but you do not feed the flock.

Micah 3:5

Thus says the Lord concerning the [false] prophets who lead my people astray;

When they have something good to bite with their teeth,
They call out, “Peace,”
But against the one who gives them nothing to eat,
They declare a holy war.

Micah 3:11


Her leaders pronounce judgment for a bribe,
Her priests teach for a fee,
And her prophets foretell for money;
Yet they lean on the Lord, saying,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No tragedy or distress will come on us.”

Habakkuk 2:15-16


“Woe (judgment is coming) to you who make your neighbors drink,
Who mix in your venom to make them drunk
So that you may look at their nakedness!

Malachi 1:12

“But you [priests] profane it when you say, ‘The table of the Lord is defiled, and as for its fruit, its food is to be despised.’

Matthew 16:23

But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to Me; for you are not setting your mind on things of God, but on things of man.”

Matthew 25:41

“Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Leave Me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels (demons);

Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things stored up, [enough] for many years; rest and relax, eat, drink and be merry (celebrate continually).”’

Luke 12:45-46

But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time in coming,’ and begins to beat the servants, both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,

Luke 16:19

“Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day.

Luke 18:4

For a time he would not; but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man,

Romans 6:21

So what benefit did you get at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? [None!] For the outcome of those things is death!

1 Corinthians 3:3

You are still worldly [controlled by ordinary impulses, the sinful capacity]. For as long as there is jealousy and strife and discord among you, are you not unspiritual, and are you not walking like ordinary men [unchanged by faith]?

1 Corinthians 5:2

And you are proud and arrogant! You should have mourned in shame so that the man who has done this [disgraceful] thing would be removed from your fellowship!

1 Corinthians 5:6

Your boasting [over the supposed spirituality of your church] is not good [indeed, it is vulgar and inappropriate]. Do you not know that [just] a little leaven ferments the whole batch [of dough, just as a little sin corrupts a person or an entire church]?

Philippians 2:21

For the others [who deserted me after my arrest] all seek [to advance] their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.

Colossians 3:2

Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value].

2 Thessalonians 2:8

Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming.

2 Thessalonians 2:12

in order that all may be judged and condemned who did not believe the truth [about their sin, and the need for salvation through Christ], but instead took pleasure in unrighteousness.

1 Timothy 6:5

and perpetual friction between men who are corrupted in mind and deprived of the truth, who think that godliness is a source of profit [a lucrative, money-making business—withdraw from them].

2 Timothy 3:4

traitors, reckless, conceited, lovers of [sensual] pleasure rather than lovers of God,

Titus 1:11-12

They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain.

Hebrews 6:6-8

and then have fallen away—it is impossible to bring them back again to repentance, since they again nail the Son of God on the cross [for as far as they are concerned, they are treating the death of Christ as if they were not saved by it], and are holding Him up again to public disgrace.

James 4:16

But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

2 Peter 2:13

suffering wrong [destined for punishment] as the wages of doing wrong. They count it a delight to revel in the daytime [living luxuriously]. They are stains and blemishes [on mankind], reveling in their deceptions even as they feast with you.

2 Peter 2:17-19

These [false teachers] are springs without water and mists driven by a tempest, for whom is reserved the gloom of black darkness.

Jude 1:4

For certain people have crept in unnoticed [just as if they were sneaking in by a side door]. They are ungodly persons whose condemnation was predicted long ago, for they distort the grace of our God into decadence and immoral freedom [viewing it as an opportunity to do whatever they want], and deny and disown our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Jude 1:12-13

These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;

Jude 1:16

These people are [habitual] murmurers, griping and complaining, following after their own desires [controlled by passion]; they speak arrogantly, [pretending admiration and] flattering people to gain an advantage.

Revelation 18:7

To the degree that she glorified herself and reveled and gloated in her sensuality [living deliciously and luxuriously], to that same degree impose on her torment and anguish, and mourning and grief; for in her heart she boasts, ‘I sit as a queen [on a throne] and I am not a widow, and will never, ever see mourning or experience grief.’

Revelation 19:20

And the beast (Antichrist) was seized and overpowered, and with him the false prophet who, in his presence, had performed [amazing] signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were hurled alive into the lake of fire which blazes with brimstone.

Revelation 20:9-10

And they swarmed up over the broad plain of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints (God’s people) and the beloved city [Jerusalem]; but fire came down from heaven and consumed them.

Revelation 21:8

But as for the cowards and unbelieving and abominable [who are devoid of character and personal integrity and practice or tolerate immorality], and murderers, and sorcerers [with intoxicating drugs], and idolaters and occultists [who practice and teach false religions], and all the liars [who knowingly deceive and twist truth], their part will be in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Revelation 22:15

Outside are the dogs [the godless, the impure, those of low moral character] and the sorcerers [with their intoxicating drugs, and magic arts], and the immoral persons [the perverted, the molesters, and the adulterers], and the murderers, and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying (deception, cheating).

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