2 Peter 2:18

American Standard Version (1901)

For, uttering great swelling [words] of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;

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  • 2 Pet 1:4 : 4 whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.
  • 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.
  • Jude 1:15-16 : 15 to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have ungodly wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him. 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words] ), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.
  • Rev 13:5-6 : 5 and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, [even] them that dwell in the heaven.
  • Rev 13:11 : 11 And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like unto a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
  • Jas 5:5 : 5 Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.
  • Jude 1:13 : 13 Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.
  • Ps 52:1-3 : 1 [For the Chief Musician. Maschil of David; when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech]. Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? The lovingkindness of God [endureth] continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. {{Selah
  • Ps 73:8-9 : 8 They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression: They speak loftily. 9 They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spake and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
  • Dan 11:36 : 36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; and he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished; for that which is determined shall be done.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 And with many other words he testified, and exhorted them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation.
  • Acts 8:9 : 9 But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:
  • Rom 13:13 : 13 Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in revelling and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and jealousy.
  • 2 Thess 2:4 : 4 he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the temple of God, setting himself forth as God.

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  • 2 Pet 2:19-20
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    19promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he also brought into bondage.

    20For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein and overcome, the last state is become worse with them than the first.

  • 2 Tim 3:4-6
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    4traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

    5holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

    6For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

  • 2 Pet 2:2-3
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    2And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.

    3And in covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose sentence now from of old lingereth not, and their destruction slumbereth not.

  • 2 Pet 2:12-15
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    12But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,

    13suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; [men] that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;

    14having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;

    15forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the [son] of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

  • Rom 16:18
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    18For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.

  • 2 Pet 2:17
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    17These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved.

  • Col 2:4
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    4This I say, that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.

  • 1 Tim 1:6
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    6from which things some having swerved have turned aside unto vain talking;

  • Jude 1:16
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    16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words] ), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

  • Eph 4:19
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    19who being past feeling gave themselves up to lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

  • 2 Tim 2:16-17
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    16But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

    17and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: or whom is Hymenaeus an Philetus;

  • Jude 1:10-13
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    10But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.

    11Woe unto them! For they went in the way of Cain, and ran riotously in the error of Balaam for hire, and perished in the gainsaying of Korah.

    12These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

    13Wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved for ever.

  • Jude 1:18-19
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    18That they said to you, In the last time there shall be mockers, walking after their own ungodly lusts.

    19These are they who make separations, sensual, having not the Spirit.

  • Eph 5:6
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    6Let no man deceive you with empty words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.

  • 2 Pet 2:10
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    10but chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise dominion. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not to rail at dignities:

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • 2 Pet 3:17
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    17Ye therefore, beloved, knowing [these things] beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the wicked, ye fall from your own stedfastness.

  • 1 John 2:26
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    26These things have I written unto you concerning them that would lead you astray.

  • Col 2:18
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    18Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

  • Jude 1:8
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    8Yet in like manner these also in their dreamings defile the flesh, and set at nought dominion, and rail at dignities.

  • 1 Pet 4:3-4
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    3For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

    4wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you] :

  • Eph 4:14
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    14that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

  • 2 Thess 2:10
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    10and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

  • 1 Tim 4:1-2
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    1But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

    2through the hypocrisy of men that speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

  • Jude 1:4
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    4For there are certain men crept in privily, [even] they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

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    26and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.

  • Jas 1:14-15
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    14but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

    15Then the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

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    10For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

    11whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

  • Gal 5:19
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    19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these] : fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

  • Col 2:23
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    23Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.

  • 2 Tim 4:3
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    3For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;

  • Gal 2:4
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    4and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

  • Rom 1:29
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    29being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

  • 1 Tim 6:4
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    4he is puffed up, knowing nothing, but doting about questionings and disputes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings,