Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
allure—Greek, "lay baits for."
through—Greek, "in"; the lusts of the flesh being the element IN which they lay their baits.
much wantonness—Greek, "by licentiousness"; the bait which they lay.
clean escaped—Greek, "really escaped." But the oldest manuscripts and Vulgate read, "scarcely," or "for but a little time"; scarcely have they escaped from them who live in error (the ungodly world), when they are allured by these seducers into sin again (II Peter 2:20).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Peter 2:18:
Ecclesiastes 2:3-11
2 Corinthians 12:20
Ephesians 4:19
2 Peter 1:4
2 Peter 2:1
2 Peter 2:2
2 Peter 2:17
2 Peter 2:19
2 Peter 2:22
Jude 1:16
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