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2 Peter 2:1-2
Lexham English Bible
2 Peter 2:1-2
Lexham English Bible
The Rise and Fall of the False Teachers
2 But there were also false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will bring in destructive heresies[a], even denying the Master who bought them, thus[b] bringing on themselves swift destruction. 2 And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
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- 2 Peter 2:1 Literally “heresies of destruction”
- 2 Peter 2:1 Here “thus” is supplied as a component of the participle (“bringing on”) which is understood as result
2 Peter 2:1-2
New International Version
2 Peter 2:1-2
New International Version
False Teachers and Their Destruction
2 But there were also false prophets(A) among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you.(B) They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord(C) who bought them(D)—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their depraved conduct(E) and will bring the way of truth into disrepute.
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