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2Peter 2
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False Teachers

2False prophets appeared in the past among the people, and in the same way false teachers will appear among you. They will bring in destructive, untrue doctrines, and will deny the Master who redeemed them, and so they will bring upon themselves sudden destruction.G1161G1096G5578G2532G1722G2992G2532G5613G2071G5572G1722G5213G3748G3919G684G139G2532G720G1203G59G846G1863G1438G5031G684
2Even so, many will follow their immoral ways; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of truth.G2532G4183G1811G846G684G1223G3739G3598G225G987
3In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!G2532G1722G4124G4112G3056G1710G5209G3739G2917G1597G691G3756G2532G846G684G3573G3756
4God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell, where they are kept chained in darkness, waiting for the Day of Judgment.G1063G1487G2316G5339G3756G32G264G235G5020G3860G4577G2217G5083G1519G2920
5God did not spare the ancient world, but brought the flood on the world of godless people; the only ones he saved were Noah, who preached righteousness, and seven other people.G2532G5339G3756G744G2889G235G5442G3575G3590G2783G1343G1863G2627G2889G765
6God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, destroying them with fire, and made them an example of what will happen to the godless.G2532G5077G4172G4670G2532G1116G5077G2632G2692G5087G5262G3195G764
7He rescued Lot, a good man, who was distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people.G2532G4506G1342G3091G2669G5259G766G391G1722G113
8That good man lived among them, and day after day he suffered agony as he saw and heard their evil actions.G1063G1342G1460G1722G846G990G2532G189G928G1342G5590G2250G1537G2250G459G2041
9And so the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and how to keep the wicked under punishment for the Day of Judgment,G2962G1492G4506G2152G1537G3986G1161G5083G94G1519G2250G2920G2849
10especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God's authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant, and show no respect for the glorious beings above; instead, they insult them.G1161G3122G4198G3694G4561G1722G1939G3394G2532G2706G2963G5113G829G3756G5141G987G1391
11Even the angels, who are so much stronger and mightier than these false teachers, do not accuse them with insults in the presence of the Lord.G3699G32G5607G3187G2479G2532G1411G5342G3756G989G2920G2596G846G3844G2962
12But these people act by instinct, like wild animals born to be captured and killed; they attack with insults anything they do not understand. They will be destroyed like wild animals,G1161G3778G5613G5446G249G2226G1080G1519G259G2532G5356G987G1722G3739G50G2704G1722G846G5356
13and they will be paid with suffering for the suffering they have caused. Pleasure for them is to do anything in broad daylight that will satisfy their bodily appetites; they are a shame and a disgrace as they join you in your meals, all the while enjoying their deceitful ways!G2865G3408G93G2233G2237G5172G1722G2250G4696G2532G3470G1792G1722G846G539G4910G5213
14They want to look for nothing but the chance to commit adultery; their appetite for sin is never satisfied. They lead weak people into a trap. Their hearts are trained to be greedy. They are under God's curse!G2192G3788G3324G3428G2532G180G266G1185G793G5590G2588G2192G1128G4124G2671G5043
15They have left the straight path and have lost their way; they have followed the path taken by Balaam son of Beor, who loved the money he would get for doing wrongG2641G2117G3598G4105G1811G3598G903G1007G3739G25G3408G93
16and was rebuked for his sin. His donkey spoke with a human voice and stopped the prophet's insane action.G1161G2192G1649G2398G3892G880G5268G5350G1722G444G5456G2967G3913G4396
17These people are like dried-up springs, like clouds blown along by a storm; God has reserved a place for them in the deepest darkness.G3778G1526G4077G504G3507G1643G5259G2978G3739G2217G4655G5083G1519G165
18They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.G1063G5350G5246G3153G1185G1722G1939G4561G766G3689G668G390G1722G4106
19They promise them freedom while they themselves are slaves of destructive habits - for we are slaves of anything that has conquered us.G1861G846G1657G846G5225G1401G5356G1063G3739G5100G2274G2532G5129G1402
20If people have escaped from the corrupting forces of the world through their knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and then are again caught and conquered by them, such people are in worse condition at the end than they were at the beginning.G1063G1487G668G3393G2889G1722G1922G2962G2532G4990G2424G5547G1707G3825G1707G5125G1161G1096G2274G2078G5501G846G4413
21It would have been much better for them never to have known the way of righteousness than to know it and then turn away from the sacred command that was given them.G1063G2258G2909G846G3361G1921G3598G1343G2228G1921G1994G1537G40G1785G3860G846
22What happened to them shows that the proverbs are true: "A dog goes back to what it has vomited" and "A pig that has been washed goes back to roll in the mud."G1161G4819G846G3588G227G3942G2965G1994G1909G2398G1829G1994G2532G5300G3068G1519G2946G1004


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