2 Peter 2:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and these, as irrational natural beasts, made to be caught and destroyed -- in what things they are ignorant of, speaking evil -- in their destruction shall be destroyed,

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Referenced Verses

  • Jude 1:10 : 10 and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;
  • Jer 12:3 : 3 And Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast known me, Thou seest me, and hast tried my heart with Thee, Draw them away as sheep to slaughter, And separate them for a day of slaughter.
  • Ezek 21:31 : 31 And I have poured on thee Mine indignation, With fire of My wrath I blow against thee, And have given thee into the hand of brutish men -- artificers of destruction.
  • John 8:21 : 21 therefore said Jesus again to them, `I go away, and ye will seek me, and in your sin ye shall die; whither I go away, ye are not able to come.'
  • Gal 6:8 : 8 because he who is sowing to his own flesh, of the flesh shall reap corruption; and he who is sowing to the Spirit, of the Spirit shall reap life age-during;
  • 2 Pet 1:4 : 4 through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.
  • 2 Pet 2:19 : 19 liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,
  • Ps 49:10 : 10 For he seeth wise men die, Together the foolish and brutish perish, And have left to others their wealth.
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --
  • Ps 94:8 : 8 Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 In his wickedness is the wicked driven away, And trustful in his death `is' the righteous.
  • Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people `are' foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons `are' they, yea, they `are' not intelligent, Wise `are' they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.
  • Jer 5:4 : 4 And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.
  • Jer 10:8 : 8 And in one they are brutish and foolish, An instruction of vanities `is' the tree itself.
  • Jer 10:21 : 21 For the shepherds have become brutish, And Jehovah they have not sought, Therefore they have not acted wisely, And all their flock is scattered.

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  • Jude 1:10-13
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    10and these, as many things indeed as they have not known, they speak evil of; and as many things as naturally (as the irrational beasts) they understand, in these they are corrupted;

    11wo to them! because in the way of Cain they did go on, and to the deceit of Balaam for reward they did rush, and in the gainsaying of Korah they did perish.

    12These are in your love-feasts craggy rocks; feasting together with you, without fear shepherding themselves; clouds without water, by winds carried about; trees autumnal, without fruit, twice dead, rooted up;

    13wild waves of a sea, foaming out their own shames; stars going astray, to whom the gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept.

  • 2 Pet 2:13-15
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    13about to receive a reward of unrighteousness, pleasures counting the luxury in the day, spots and blemishes, luxuriating in their deceits, feasting with you,

    14having eyes full of adultery, and unable to cease from sin, enticing unstable souls, having an heart exercised in covetousnesses, children of a curse,

    15having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the `son' of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,

  • 2 Pet 2:10-11
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    10and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

    11whereas messengers, in strength and power being greater, do not bear against them before the Lord an evil speaking judgment;

  • Jude 1:7-8
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    7as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them, in like manner to these, having given themselves to whoredom, and gone after other flesh, have been set before -- an example, of fire age-during, justice suffering.

    8In like manner, nevertheless, those dreaming also the flesh indeed do defile, and lordship they put away, and dignities they speak evil of,

  • 2 Pet 2:17-20
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    17These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;

    18for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh -- lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,

    19liberty to them promising, themselves being servants of the corruption, for by whom any one hath been overcome, to this one also he hath been brought to servitude,

    20for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

  • 2 Pet 2:2-4
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    2and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

    3and in covetousness, with moulded words, of you they shall make merchandise, whose judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction doth not slumber.

    4For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast `them' down to Tartarus, did deliver `them' to judgment, having been reserved,

  • 1 Pet 4:4
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    4in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

  • Rom 1:22-24
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    22professing to be wise, they were made fools,

    23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of fowls, and of quadrupeds, and of reptiles.

    24Wherefore also God did give them up, in the desires of their hearts, to uncleanness, to dishonour their bodies among themselves;

  • 2 Pet 3:16
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    16as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.

  • Rom 1:31-32
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    31unintelligent, faithless, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful;

    32who the righteous judgment of God having known -- that those practising such things are worthy of death -- not only do them, but also have delight with those practising them.

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    7For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,

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    10For while princes `are' perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

  • 2 Pet 2:22
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    22and happened to them hath that of the true similitude; `A dog did turn back upon his own vomit,' and, `A sow having bathed herself -- to rolling in mire.'

  • 2 Tim 2:16-17
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    16and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,

    17and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,

  • Jude 1:19
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    19these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

  • Jude 1:15-16
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    15to do judgment against all, and to convict all their impious ones, concerning all their works of impiety that they did impiously, and concerning all the stiff things that speak against Him did impious sinners.'

    16These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

  • 2 Tim 3:9
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    9but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

  • Rom 1:28-29
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    28And, according as they did not approve of having God in knowledge, God gave them up to a disapproved mind, to do the things not seemly;

    29having been filled with all unrighteousness, whoredom, wickedness, covetousness, malice; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, evil dispositions; whisperers,

  • 2 Tim 3:3
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    3without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

  • Titus 1:11
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    11whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.

  • Eph 4:19
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    19who, having ceased to feel, themselves did give up to the lasciviousness, for the working of all uncleanness in greediness;

  • 2 Tim 2:14
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    14These things remind `them' of, testifying fully before the Lord -- not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;

  • Jude 1:4
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    4for there did come in unobserved certain men, long ago having been written beforehand to this judgment, impious, the grace of our God perverting to lasciviousness, and our only Master, God, and Lord -- Jesus Christ -- denying,

  • Job 4:20
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    20From morning to evening are beaten down, Without any regarding, for ever they perish.

  • 2 Thess 1:8
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    8in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ;

  • 2 Tim 3:6
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    6for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

  • Rom 3:16
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    16Ruin and misery `are' in their ways.

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    16God they profess to know, and in the works they deny `Him', being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.

  • Rom 1:26
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    26Because of this did God give them up to dishonourable affections, for even their females did change the natural use into that against nature;

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    2and we have known that the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those practising such things.

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    3for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

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    19for their authorities are in their mouth, and in their tails, for their tails `are' like serpents, having heads, and with them they do injure;