2-e 2 Peter

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1 There were false prophets among the people, as among you shall be false teachers, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

3 And through covetousness they will exploit you with false words; Court of a long time, and their destruction does not slumber.
4 For if the angels sinned, God did not spare, but cast them infernal darkness betrayed guard for judgment;
5 and spared not the old world, but in the eight protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
6 and the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, condemned them to destruction, and turned to ashes, showing an example of the future of the wicked,

7 and righteous Lot, distressed by the depraved people furiously, delivered
8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, daily vexed his righteous soul by seeing and hearing lawless deeds) -
9 then, of course, the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government, audacious, self-willed and not afraid to speak evil of dignities,
eleven whereas angels, which are greater in strength and power, do not pronounce them before the Lord railing accusation.
12 They are like brute beasts, made by nature born to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil of what they do not understand, in his molestation be destroyed.
13 They shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they believe in the pleasure vsednevnoy luxury; sramniki and blemishes, they enjoy with their lies, they feast with you.
14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that can not cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls; their heart exercised with covetousness: children of this curse.
15 Leaving the straight path, they went astray, following in the footsteps of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
16 but he was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
17 These are waterless springs, and mists driven by a storm: they prepared the gloom of eternal darkness.
18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure in the lusts of the flesh, and wantonness, those who barely escaped from being misled.
19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are slaves of corruption; For if a man who is defeated, he brought in bondage.
20 For if they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the first.
21 It would be better if they did not know the way of righteousness, than, after knowing it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
22 But with them according to the true proverb, The dog returns to its vomit, and: washed pig [is] wallow in the mud.

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