Parallel Verses
Amplified
Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
New American Standard Bible
Many will follow their
King James Version
And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Holman Bible
Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and the way of truth will be blasphemed because of them.
International Standard Version
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned.
A Conservative Version
And many will follow their wantonness, because of whom the way of the truth will be blasphemed.
American Standard Version
And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.
An Understandable Version
And many people will follow their unrestrained, indecent conduct, which will result in the true way [of God] being spoken against.
Anderson New Testament
and many will follow their dissolute ways, on account of whom the way of truth will be reviled;
Bible in Basic English
And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.
Common New Testament
And many will follow their licentiousness, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled.
Daniel Mace New Testament
many will follow their destructive maxims, and by their means christianity will be traduc'd.
Darby Translation
and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
And many will follow their lewd practices, on account of whom, they way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Godbey New Testament
And many will follow their impurities; through whom the way of truth will be slandered:
Goodspeed New Testament
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and they will cause the true way to be maligned.
John Wesley New Testament
And many will follow their pernicious ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Julia Smith Translation
(And many shall follow their licentiousness; by whom the way of truth shall be defamed.)
King James 2000
And many shall follow their shameful ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And many will follow their licentious ways, because of whom the way of truth will be reviled.
Modern King James verseion
And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And many shall follow their damnable ways, by which the way of truth shall be evil spoken of;
Moffatt New Testament
and many will follow their immorality (thanks to them the true Way will be maligned);
Montgomery New Testament
Then there will be many who will follow their immorality, because of whom the Way of the Truth will be maligned.
NET Bible
And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered.
New Heart English Bible
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
Noyes New Testament
And many will follow their dissolute ways, by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of;
Sawyer New Testament
and many shall follow their lewdness, on account of whom the way of truth shall be reviled,
The Emphasized Bible
And, many, will follow out their wanton ways, - by reason of whom, the way of truth, will be defamed,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled.
Twentieth Century New Testament
There will be many, too, who will follow their licentious courses, and cause the Way of the Truth to be maligned.
Webster
And many will follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of.
Weymouth New Testament
And in their immoral ways they will have many eager disciples, through whom religion will be brought into disrepute.
Williams New Testament
Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the true Way will be abused,
World English Bible
Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.
Worrell New Testament
and many will follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth will be defamed;
Worsley New Testament
And many will follow their pernicious tenets, on whose account the way of truth will be reproached:
Youngs Literal Translation
and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,
Themes
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Covetousness » Shall abound in the last days
false Doctrines » Teachers of » Bring reproach on religion
false Doctrines » Teachers of » Attract many
Examples » What and who are examples
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Inconsistency » General marks of » Brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Peter
Reproach » Inconsistency in religious life brings reproach upon the cause of truth
Servants » Who are the servants of corruption
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks evil
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 2:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
1 But [in those days] false prophets arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will subtly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned. 3 And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
Phrases
Cross References
Romans 2:24
For, “the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you,” just as it is written [in Scripture].
Acts 16:17
She followed after Paul and us and kept screaming and shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
Acts 24:14
But I confess this to you, that according to
2 Peter 2:15
Abandoning the straight road [that is, the right way to live], they have gone astray; they have followed the way of [the false teacher] Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the reward of wickedness;
Jude 1:10
But these men sneer at anything which they do not understand; and whatever they do know by [mere] instinct, like unreasoning and irrational beasts—by these things they are destroyed.
Jude 1:15
to execute judgment upon all, and to convict all the
Revelation 13:14
And he deceives those [unconverted ones] who inhabit the earth [into believing him] because of the signs which he is given [by Satan] to perform in the presence of the [first] beast, telling those who inhabit the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded [fatally] by the sword and has come back to life.
Psalm 18:21
For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Isaiah 35:8
A highway will be there, and a roadway;
And it will be called the Holy Way.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for those who walk on the way [the redeemed];
And fools will not wander on it.
Jeremiah 6:16
Thus says the Lord,
“Stand by the roads and look; ask for the ancient paths,
Where the good way is; then walk in it,
And you will find rest for your souls.
But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
Matthew 7:14
Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him, along with the
Matthew 24:10-13
Matthew 24:24
Mark 12:14
They came and said to Him, “Teacher, we know that You are truthful and have no personal bias toward anyone; for You are not influenced by outward appearances or social status, but in truth You teach the way of God. Is it lawful [according to Jewish law and tradition] to pay the
Mark 13:22
John 14:6
Jesus said to him,
Acts 13:10
and said, “
Acts 14:2
but the unbelieving Jews [who rejected Jesus as Messiah] stirred up and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the
Acts 18:26
and he began to speak boldly and fearlessly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained more accurately to him the way of God [and the full story of the life of Christ].
Acts 19:9
But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient [to the word of God], discrediting and speaking evil of
1 Timothy 5:14
So I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and not give opponents of the faith any occasion for slander.
Titus 2:5
to be sensible, pure, makers of a home [where God is honored], good-natured, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored.
Titus 2:8
sound and beyond reproach in instruction, so that the opponent [of the faith] will be shamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
1 Peter 2:12
Keep your behavior excellent among the [unsaved] Gentiles [conduct yourself honorably, with graciousness and integrity], so that
2 Peter 2:21
For it would have been better for them not to have [personally] known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to have turned back from the holy commandment [verbally] handed on to them.
1 John 2:18-19
Children, it is the last hour [the end of this age]; and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming [the one who will oppose Christ and attempt to replace Him], even now many antichrists (false teachers) have appeared, which confirms our belief that it is the last hour.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the
2 Peter 2:12
But these [false teachers], like unreasoning animals, [mere] creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed, reviling things they do not understand, will also perish in their own corruption [in their destroying they will be destroyed],
Revelation 13:8
All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice].