2 Peter 2:1

¶ 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.

But {G1161} there were {G1096} false prophets {G5578} also {G2532} among {G1722} the people {G2992}, even {G2532} as {G5613} there shall be {G2071} false teachers {G5572} among {G1722} you {G5213}, who {G3748} privily shall bring in {G3919} damnable {G684} heresies {G139}, even {G2532} denying {G720} the Lord {G1203} that bought {G59} them {G846}, and bring {G1863} upon themselves {G1438} swift {G5031} destruction {G684}.

But among the people there were also false prophets, just as there will be false teachers among you. Under false pretenses they will introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and thus bring on themselves swift destruction.

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.

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.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 7:15 (26 votes)

    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

  • Jude 1:4 (23 votes)

    For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Deuteronomy 13:1 (22 votes)

    ¶ If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

  • Deuteronomy 13:3 (22 votes)

    Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

  • 2 Peter 2:3 (16 votes)

    ¶ And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  • 2 Timothy 4:3 (16 votes)

    For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

  • Matthew 24:11 (16 votes)

    And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.