II 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 (KJV)
🌐 II Peter 2:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
With boastful and foolish talk, they appeal to the passions of people’s lower nature, and, by their profligacy, entice those who are just escaping from the people who live such misguided lives.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Denn stolze, nichtige Reden führend, locken sie mit fleischlichen Lüsten durch Ausschweifungen diejenigen an, welche eben entflohen sind denen, die im Irrtum wandeln;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Porque hablando arrogantes palabras de vanidad, ceban con las concupiscencias de la carne en disoluciones á los que verdaderamente habían huído de los que conversan en error;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Porque ao falarem coisas muito arrogantes de vaidade, iludem com os maus desejos da carne, e com perversões, aqueles que já tinham realmente escapado dos que andam no erro.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Falam com vã arrogância, atraem pessoas por meio da imoralidade da carne e seduzem os que tentam escapar daqueles que vivem no erro.
📖 II Peter 2:18 in Context
16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
18For 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.
19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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