2 Peter 2:18

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

King James Version
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Other Translations for 2 Peter 2:18

BSB
With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
AKJV
For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
CPDV
For, speaking with the arrogance of vanity, they lure, by the desires of fleshly pleasures, those who are fleeing to some extent, who are being turned from error,
ERV
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;
NHEB
For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who actually escape from those who live in error;
SMT
For speaking excessive things of vanity, they decoy with the eager desires of the flesh, for licentiousness, them having truly escaped from those turned back in error.

Commentary for 2 Peter 2:18

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Overview of 2 Peter 2:18
Summary
Deceivers lure believers back into error
Event
Teachers seduce escaping believers
Estimated Time Period
1st century AD
Category
Teaching