2 Peter 2:10-17

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁰ especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.^(A)

Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones; ¹¹ however, angels, who are greater in might and power, do not bring a slanderous charge against them before the Lord.^{[a] 12} But these people, like irrational animals—creatures of instinct born to be caught and destroyed—slander what they do not understand, and in their destruction they too will be destroyed. ¹³ They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are spots and blemishes, delighting in their deceptions^[b] while they feast with you. ¹⁴ They have eyes full of adultery^(B) that never stop looking for sin. They seduce unstable people and have hearts trained in greed. Children under a curse!^{(C) 15} They have gone astray by abandoning the straight path^(D) and have followed the path of Balaam,^(E) the son of Bosor,^[c] who loved the wages of wickedness^{(F) 16} but received a rebuke for his lawlessness: A speechless donkey spoke with a human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.^(G)

¹⁷ These people are springs without water, mists driven by a storm. The gloom of darkness has been reserved for them.^(H)