2 Peter 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;”
2 Peter 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Peter 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Peter 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But these, as unreasoning creatures, born natural animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,”
2 Peter 2:12 — World English Bible
2 Peter 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,”
2 Peter 2:12 — American Standard Version
2 Peter 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed--in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil--in their destruction shall be destroyed,”
2 Peter 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Peter 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But these, as natural animals without reason, made to be caught and destroyed, speaking injuriously in things they are ignorant of, shall also perish in their own corruption,”
2 Peter 2:12 — Darby Translation
2 Peter 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But these, as naturall brute beasts, led with sensualitie and made to be taken, and destroyed, speake euill of those things which they know not, and shall perish through their owne corruption,”
2 Peter 2:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Peter 2:12 in Context — 2 Peter 2
10 Y principalmente á aquellos que, siguiendo la carne, andan en concupiscencia é inmundicia, y desprecian la potestad; atrevidos, contumaces, que no temen decir mal de las potestades superiores:
11 Como quiera que los mismos ángeles, que son mayores en fuerza y en potencia, no pronuncian juicio de maldición contra ellas delante del Señor.
12 Mas éstos, diciendo mal de las cosas que no entienden, como bestias brutas, que naturalmente son hechas para presa y destrucción, perecerán en su perdición,
13 Recibiendo el galardón de su injusticia, [ya] que reputan por delicia poder gozar de deleites cada día. Estos [son] suciedades y manchas, los cuales comiendo con vosotros, juntamente se recrean en sus errores;
14 Teniendo los ojos llenos de adulterio, y no saben cesar de pecar; cebando las almas inconstantes; teniendo el corazón ejercitado en codicias, siendo hijos de maldición;
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