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

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.

For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

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And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction [a]does not slumber.

Doom of False Teachers

For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but cast them down to [b]hell and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;

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  1. 2 Peter 2:3 M will not
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Lit. Tartarus

And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth (A)will be blasphemed. And (B)in their greed they will exploit you (C)with false words. (D)Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

For if God did not spare (E)angels when they sinned, but (F)cast them into hell[a] and committed them to chains[b] of gloomy darkness (G)to be kept until the judgment;

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
  2. 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts pits