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 E também houve falsos profetas entre o povo, assim como também haverá falsos instrutores entre vós, que disfarçadamente introduzirão heresias de perdição, e negarão ao Senhor que os comprou, trazendo sobre eles mesmos repentina destruição.

2 Muitos seguirão suas perdições, e por meio deles o caminho da verdade será insultado.

3 E por ganância, eles vos farão de mercadoria com palavras falsamente inventadas; sobre os quais desde muito tempo não está a condenação sem efeito, e sua perdição não cochila.

4 Porque se Deus não perdoou aos anjos que pecaram, em vez disso lançando-os no inferno, entregou-os às cadeias da escuridão, tendo sido reservados para o julgamento;

5 Nem perdoou ao mundo antigo, mas guardou a Noé, anunciador da justiça, com outros sete, trazendo o dilúvio sobre o mundo dos ímpios;

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What Does 2 Peter 2:3 Mean?

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