2 Peter 2 - Compare Translations
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2 Peter 2:1
KJVBut there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
WEBBut false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
YLTAnd there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,
2 Peter 2:2
KJVAnd many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
WEBMany will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
YLTand many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
2 Peter 2:3
KJVAnd 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.
WEBIn covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
YLTand 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 2:4
KJVFor if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
WEBFor if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;
YLTFor if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast [them] down to Tartarus, did deliver [them] to judgment, having been reserved,
2 Peter 2:5
KJVAnd spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
WEBand didn’t spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood on the world of the ungodly;
YLTand the old world did not spare, but the eighth person, Noah, of righteousness a preacher, did keep, a flood on the world of the impious having brought,
2 Peter 2:6
KJVAnd turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
WEBand turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way;
YLTand the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah having turned to ashes, with an overthrow did condemn, an example to those about to be impious having set [them];
2 Peter 2:7
KJVAnd delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
WEBand delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
YLTand righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,
2 Peter 2:8
KJV(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
WEB(for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):
YLTfor in seeing and hearing, the righteous man, dwelling among them, day by day the righteous soul with unlawful works was harassing.
2 Peter 2:9
KJVThe Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
WEBthe Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
YLTThe Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
2 Peter 2:10
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2 Peter 2:11
KJVWhereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.
WEBwhereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.
YLTwhereas messengers, in strength and power being greater, do not bear against them before the Lord an evil speaking judgment;
2 Peter 2:12
KJVBut 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;
WEBBut 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,
YLTand 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 2:13
KJVAnd shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
WEBreceiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the daytime, spots and defects, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;
YLTabout to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,
2 Peter 2:14
KJVHaving eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
WEBhaving eyes full of adultery, and who can’t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;
YLThaving eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,
2 Peter 2:15
KJVWhich have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
WEBforsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;
YLThaving forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the [son] of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,
2 Peter 2:16
KJVBut was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
WEBbut he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with a man’s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
YLTand had a rebuke of his own iniquity -- a dumb ass, in man's voice having spoken, did forbid the madness of the prophet.
2 Peter 2:17
KJVThese are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
WEBThese are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.
YLTThese are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;
2 Peter 2:18
KJVFor when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
WEBFor, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
YLTfor overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
2 Peter 2:19
KJVWhile they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
WEBpromising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.
YLTliberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,
2 Peter 2:20
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2 Peter 2:21
KJVFor it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
WEBFor it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.
YLTfor it were better to them not to have acknowledged the way of the righteousness, than having acknowledged [it], to turn back from the holy command delivered to them,
2 Peter 2:22
KJVBut it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
WEBBut it has happened to them according to the true proverb, “The dog turns to his own vomit again,” and “the sow that has washed to wallowing in the mire.”
YLTand happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'
22 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT