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10 and especially those who (A)go after the flesh in its corrupt lust and (B)despise authority.

Daring, (C)self-willed, they do not tremble when they (D)blaspheme [a]glorious ones, 11 (E)whereas angels who are greater in strength and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But (F)these, like unreasoning animals, (G)born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, blaspheming where they have no knowledge, will in [b]the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering unrighteousness as (H)the wages of their unrighteousness, considering it a pleasure to (I)revel in the (J)daytime—they are stains and blemishes, (K)reveling in their [c]deceptions, as they (L)feast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery and unceasing sin, (M)enticing (N)unstable souls, having a heart trained in (O)greed—they are (P)accursed children. 15 Forsaking (Q)the right way, they have gone astray, having followed (R)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (S)the wages of unrighteousness, 16 but he received a rebuke for his own lawlessness, (T)for a mute donkey, speaking out with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 Angels
  2. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also
  3. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms love feasts

10 but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at [a]dignities: 11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, bring not a railing judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But these, as creatures without reason, born [b]mere animals [c]to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their [d]destroying surely be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; men that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their [e]deceivings while they feast with you; 14 having eyes full of [f]adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing; 15 forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of [g]Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing; 16 but he was rebuked for his own transgression: a dumb ass spake with man’s voice and stayed the madness of the prophet.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 Greek glories.
  2. 2 Peter 2:12 Greek natural.
  3. 2 Peter 2:12 Or, to take and to destroy
  4. 2 Peter 2:12 Or, corruption. Compare 1 Tim. 6:9.
  5. 2 Peter 2:13 Some ancient authorities read love-feasts. Compare Jude 12.
  6. 2 Peter 2:14 Greek an adulteress.
  7. 2 Peter 2:15 Many ancient authorities read Bosor.