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11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not bring against them a slanderous judgement from the Lord.[a] 12 These people, however, are like irrational animals, mere creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed. They slander what they do not understand, and when those creatures are destroyed,[b] they also will be destroyed, 13 suffering[c] the penalty for doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, revelling in their dissipation[d] while they feast with you.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:11 Other ancient authorities read before the Lord; others lack the phrase
  2. 2 Peter 2:12 Gk in their destruction
  3. 2 Peter 2:13 Other ancient authorities read receiving
  4. 2 Peter 2:13 Other ancient authorities read love-feasts

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