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2 Peter 2:10-16
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10 He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority.

These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings[a] without so much as trembling. 11 But the angels, who are far greater in power and strength, do not dare to bring from the Lord[b] a charge of blasphemy against those supernatural beings.

12 These false teachers are like unthinking animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed. They scoff at things they do not understand, and like animals, they will be destroyed. 13 Their destruction is their reward for the harm they have done. They love to indulge in evil pleasures in broad daylight. They are a disgrace and a stain among you. They delight in deception[c] even as they eat with you in your fellowship meals. 14 They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse. 15 They have wandered off the right road and followed the footsteps of Balaam son of Beor,[d] who loved to earn money by doing wrong. 16 But Balaam was stopped from his mad course when his donkey rebuked him with a human voice.

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  1. 2:10 Greek at glorious ones, which are probably evil angels.
  2. 2:11 Other manuscripts read to the Lord; still others do not include this phrase at all.
  3. 2:13 Some manuscripts read in fellowship meals.
  4. 2:15 Some manuscripts read Bosor.
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2 Peter 2:10-16
New American Standard Bible

10 and especially those who [a](A)indulge the flesh in its corrupt passion, and (B)despise [b]authority.

[c]Reckless, (C)self-centered, they (D)speak abusively of angelic [d]majesties without trembling, 11 (E)whereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a demeaning judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But (F)these, like unreasoning animals, (G)born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, using abusive speech where they have no knowledge, will in [e]the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong as (H)the wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to (I)revel in the (J)daytime. They are stains and blemishes, (K)reveling in their [f]deceptions as they (L)feast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery [g]that never cease from sin, (M)enticing (N)unstable souls, having hearts trained in (O)greed, (P)accursed children; 15 abandoning (Q)the right way, they have gone astray, having followed (R)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (S)the [h]reward of unrighteousness; 16 but he received a rebuke for his own offense, (T)for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit go after
  2. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit lordship
  3. 2 Peter 2:10 Or Audacious
  4. 2 Peter 2:10 Lit glories
  5. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also
  6. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms love feasts
  7. 2 Peter 2:14 Lit and unceasing from sin
  8. 2 Peter 2:15 Or wages
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