2 Peter 2:14-19
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14 having eyes full of adultery [a]that never cease from sin, (A)enticing (B)unstable souls, having hearts trained in (C)greed, (D)accursed children; 15 abandoning (E)the right way, they have gone astray, having followed (F)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (G)the [b]reward of unrighteousness; 16 but he received a rebuke for his own offense, (H)for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.
17 These are (I)springs without water and mists driven by a storm, (J)for whom the [c]black darkness has been reserved. 18 For, while speaking out (K)arrogant words of no (L)value they (M)entice by fleshly desires, by (N)indecent behavior, those who barely (O)escape from the ones who live in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for (P)by what anyone is overcome, by this he is enslaved.
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- 2 Peter 2:14 Lit and unceasing from sin
- 2 Peter 2:15 Or wages
- 2 Peter 2:17 Lit blackness of darkness
Jude 11-13
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11 Woe to them! For they have gone (A)the way of Cain, and for pay [a]they have given themselves up to (B)the error of Balaam, and (C)perished in the rebellion of Korah. 12 These are the ones who are [b]hidden reefs (D)in your love feasts when they feast with you (E)without fear, like shepherds caring only for themselves; (F)clouds without water, (G)carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, [c]doubly dead, (H)uprooted; 13 (I)wild waves of the sea, churning up (J)their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, (K)for whom the [d]gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.
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