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Depravity of False Teachers

12 But these, alike natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of the things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption,  
13 aand will receive the wages of unrighteousness, as those who count it pleasure bto carouse in the daytime. cThey are spots and blemishes, carousing in their own deceptions while dthey feast with you,  
14 having eyes full of1 adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. aThey have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.  
15 They have forsaken the right way and gone astray, following the way of aBalaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;  
16 but he was rebuked for his iniquity: a dumb donkey speaking with a man’s voice restrained the madness of the prophet.
17 aThese are wells without water,1 clouds carried by a tempest, for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness2 forever.  
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2 Peter 2:14

Of adultery (moixalidov). Rather, "of an adulteress," like James 4:4. Vivid picture of a man who cannot see a woman without lascivious thoughts toward her (Mayor). Cf. Matthew 5:28.

That cannot cease (akatapastouv). Reading of A B in place of akatapaustouv (alpha privative and verbal of katapauw, to cease). "Unable to stop." This a late verbal, only here in N.T. It is probable that akatapastouv is merely a misspelling of akatapaustouv.

From sin (amartiav). Ablative case as in I Peter 4:1 (amartiav). Insatiable lust.

Enticing (deleazontev). Present active participle of deleazw, to catch by bait as in verse II Peter 2:18; James 1:14.

Unsteadfast (asthriktouv). Late verbal adjective (alpha privative and sthrizw), in Longinus and Vettius Valens, here alone in N.T.

Exercised (gegumnasmenhn). Perfect passive predicate participle with exontev, from gumnazw precisely as in Hebrews 5:14. Rhetorical metaphor from the gymnasium.

In covetousness (pleoneciav). Genitive case after the participle.

Children of cursing (katarav tekna). Hebraism like tekna upakohv in I Peter 1:14 = accursed (kataratoi).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Peter 2:14:

Galatians 3:10
James 1:14
2 Peter 3:16
Jude 1:12
Jude 1:16

 

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