11 translations · Greek
2 Peter 2:1
But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
2 Peter 2:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
- KJV King James Version
- But there were false prophets also among the 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But there arose false prophets also among the people, as among you also there shall be false teachers, who shall privily bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- But there also came false prophets among the people, as there will also be false teachers among you, who will stealthily bring in destructive sects, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing quick destruction to themselves,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But just as there were false prophets among the people then, there will be false teachers among you. They subtly introduce false and destructive teachings, even denying the Lord who redeemed them, quickly bringing destruction on themselves.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And there did come also false prophets among the people, as also among you there shall be false teachers, who shall bring in besides destructive sects, and the Master who bought them denying, bringing to themselves quick destruction,
- DBY Darby Translation
- But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also among you false teachers, who shall bring in by the bye destructive heresies, and deny the master that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will privately bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers, who shall bring in sects of perdition, and deny the Lord who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ἐγένοντο | Egenonto | there were | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| δὲ | de | Now | G1161 δέ then |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 καί and |
| ψευδοπροφῆται | pseudoprophētai | false prophets | G5578 ψευδοπροφήτης false prophet |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| λαῷ | laō | people | G2992 λαός a people |
| ὡς | hōs | as | G5613 ὡς as/when |
| καὶ | kai | just | G2532 καί and |
| ἐν | en | among | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἔσονται | esontai | there will be | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι | pseudodidaskaloi | false teachers | G5572 ψευδοδιδάσκαλος false teacher |
| οἵτινες | hoitines | [They] | G3748 ὅστις who/which |
| παρεισάξουσιν | pareisaxousin | will secretly introduce | G3919 παρεισάγω to introduce |
| αἱρέσεις | haireseis | heresies | G139 αἵρεσις sect |
| ἀπωλείας | apōleias | destructive | G684 ἀπώλεια destruction |
| καὶ | kai | even | G2532 καί and |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀγοράσαντα | agorasanta | who bought | G59 ἀγοράζω to buy |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| δεσπότην | despotēn | Master | G1203 δεσπότης master |
| ἀρνούμενοι | arnoumenoi | denying | G720 ἀρνέομαι to deny |
| ἐπάγοντες | epagontes | bringing | G1863 ἐπάγω to bring upon |
| ἑαυτοῖς | heautois | on themselves | G1438 ἑαυτοῦ themself |
| ταχινὴν | tachinēn | swift | G5031 ταχινός quick |
| ἀπώλειαν | apōleian | destruction | G684 ἀπώλεια destruction |
Related verses
- Matthew 7:15
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
- Jude 1:4
For there are certain men who crept in secretly, even those who were long ago written about for this condemnation: ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into indecency, and denying our only Master, God, and Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Deuteronomy 13:1–3
If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, “Let us go after other gods” (which you have not known) “and let us serve them”; you shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or to that dreamer of dreams; for Yahweh your God is testing you, to know whether you love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
- Matthew 24:11
Many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray.
- 2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;
- 2 Peter 2:3
In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
- Galatians 2:4
This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;
- 1 Corinthians 11:19
For there also must be factions among you, that those who are approved may be revealed among you.
- 1 John 4:1
Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Mark 13:22
For there will arise false christs and false prophets, and will show signs and wonders, that they may lead astray, if possible, even the chosen ones.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 But false prophets also arose among the people, as false teachers will also be among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, denying even the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.
2 Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
3 In covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words: whose sentence now from of old doesn’t linger, and their destruction will not slumber.
Read all of 2 Peter 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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