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2 Peter 2:3-5
International Standard Version
2 Peter 2:3-5
International Standard Version
3 In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.[a]
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into the lowest hell[b] and imprisoned them in chains[c] of deepest darkness, holding them for judgment; 5 and if he did not spare the ancient world but protected Noah, a righteous preacher, along with seven others when he brought the flood on the world of ungodly people;
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- 2 Peter 2:3 Lit. asleep
- 2 Peter 2:4 Gk. Tartarus; a reference to the realm of the dead
- 2 Peter 2:4 Other mss. read pits
2 Peter 2:3-5
New International Version
2 Peter 2:3-5
New International Version
3 In their greed(A) these teachers will exploit you(B) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned,(C) but sent them to hell,[a] putting them in chains of darkness[b] to be held for judgment;(D) 5 if he did not spare the ancient world(E) when he brought the flood on its ungodly people,(F) but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;(G)
Footnotes
- 2 Peter 2:4 Greek Tartarus
- 2 Peter 2:4 Some manuscripts in gloomy dungeons
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