But (1) there were false prophets also among the (a) 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. (1) As in times past there were two kinds of prophets, the... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. (2) There shall not only be heresies, but also many followers of them.... [ Continue Reading ]
(3) And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make (b) merchandise of you: (4) whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. (3) Covetousness for the most part is a companion of heresy, and makes trade in souls. (b) They will abuse you, and sell... [ Continue Reading ]
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast [them] down to (c) hell, and delivered [them] into (d) chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; (c) So the Greeks called the deep dungeons under the earth, which should be appointed to torment the souls of the wicked in. (d) Bound the... [ Continue Reading ]
And spared not the (e) old world, but saved Noah the eighth [person], a (f) preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; (e) Which was before the flood: not that God made a new world, but because the world seemed new. (f) For one hundred and twenty years, he did... [ Continue Reading ]
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in (g) seeing and hearing, (h) vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with [their] unlawful deeds;) (g) Whatever way he looked, and turned his ears. (h) He had a troubled soul, and being vehemently grieved, lived a painful life.... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord (i) knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: (i) Has been long practised in saving and delivering the righteous.... [ Continue Reading ]
(5) But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous [are they], selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of (k) dignities. (5) He goes to another type of corrupt men, who nonetheless are within the bosom of the Church, who are wickedl... [ Continue Reading ]
(6) But these, as natural brute beasts, (l) made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their (m) own corruption; (6) An accurate description of the same persons, in which they are compared to beasts who are made for destruction, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
And 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 (n) while they feast with you; (n) When by being among the Christians in the holy banquets which the Church keeps,... [ Continue Reading ]
(7) Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: (7) He condemns those men, showing even in their behaviour and countenance an unmeasurable lust, making trade of the souls of vain perso... [ Continue Reading ]
(8) These are (o) wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of (p) darkness is reserved for ever. (8) Another note by which it may be known what manner of men they are, because they have inwardly nothing but that which is utterly vain or very harmful, although th... [ Continue Reading ]
For when they speak great (q) swelling [words] of vanity, they (r) allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much] wantonness, those that were (s) clean escaped from them who live in error. (q) They deceive with vain and swelling words. (r) They take them, as fish are taken with the hook. ... [ Continue Reading ]
(9) For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. (9) It is better to have never known the way of righteousness, than to tur... [ Continue Reading ]