2 Peter 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”

2 Peter 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Peter 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Peter 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.”

2 Peter 2:3 — World English Bible

2 Peter 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.”

2 Peter 2:3 — American Standard Version

2 Peter 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.”

2 Peter 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Peter 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.”

2 Peter 2:3 — Darby Translation

2 Peter 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And through couetousnes shall they with fained words make marchandise of you, whose condemnation long since resteth not, and their destruction slumbreth not.”

2 Peter 2:3 — Geneva Bible

2 Peter 2:3 in Context — 2 Peter 2

1 PERO hubo también falsos profetas en el pueblo, como habrá entre vosotros falsos doctores, que introducirán encubiertamente herejías de perdición, y negarán al Señor que los rescató, atrayendo sobre sí mismos perdición acelerada.

2 Y muchos seguirán sus disoluciones, por los cuales el camino de la verdad será blasfemado;

3 Y por avaricia harán mercadería de vosotros con palabras fingidas; sobre los cuales la condenación ya de largo tiempo no se tarda, y su perdición no se duerme.

4 Porque si Dios no perdonó á los ángeles que habían pecado, sino que habiéndolos despeñado en el infierno con cadenas de oscuridad, los entregó para ser reservados al juicio;

5 Y [si] no perdonó al mundo viejo, mas guardó á Noé, pregonero de justicia, con otras siete personas, trayendo el diluvio sobre el mundo de malvados;

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What Does 2 Peter 2:3 Mean?

2 Peter 2:3 is a verse from the Book of 2 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Peter chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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