1 εγενοντο δε και ψευδοπροφηται εν τω λαω, ως και εν υμιν εσονται ψευδοδιδασκαλοι, οιτινες παρεισαξουσιν αιρεσεις απωλειας, και τον αγορασαντα αυτους δεσποτην αρνουμενοι, επαγοντες εαυτοις ταχινην απωλειαν· 2 και πολλοι εξακολουθησουσιν αυτων ταις ασελγειαις, δι ους η οδος της αληθειας βλασφημηθησεται· 3 και εν πλεονεξια πλαστοις λογοις υμας εμπορευσονται, οις το κριμα εκπαλαι ουκ αργει, και η απωλεια αυτων ου νυσταξει. 4 ει γαρ ο θεος αγγελων αμαρτησαντων ουκ εφεισατο, αλλα σειραις ζοφου ταρταρωσας παρεδωκεν εις κρισιν τηρουμενους, 5 και αρχαιου κοσμου ουκ εφεισατο, αλλα ογδοον νωε δικαιοσυνης κηρυκα εφυλαξεν, κατακλυσμον κοσμω ασεβων επαξας, 6 και πολεις σοδομων και γομορρας τεφρωσας καταστροφη κατεκρινεν, υποδειγμα μελλοντων ασεβειν τεθεικως, 7 και δικαιον λωτ καταπονουμενον υπο της των αθεσμων εν ασελγεια αναστροφης ερρυσατο· 8 βλεμματι γαρ και ακοη ο δικαιος, εγκατοικων εν αυτοις, ημεραν εξ ημερας ψυχην δικαιαν ανομοις εργοις εβασανιζεν·— 9 οιδεν κυριος ευσεβεις εκ πειρασμου ρυεσθαι, αδικους δε εις ημεραν κρισεως κολαζομενους τηρειν, 10 μαλιστα δε τους οπισω σαρκος εν επιθυμια μιασμου πορευομενους και κυριοτητος καταφρονουντας. τολμηται, αυθαδεις! δοξας ου τρεμουσιν βλασφημουντες, 11 οπου αγγελοι, ισχυι και δυναμει μειζονες οντες, ου φερουσιν κατ αυτων παρα κυριω βλασφημον κρισιν. 12 ουτοι δε, ως αλογα ζωα φυσικα γεγενημενα εις αλωσιν και φθοραν, εν οις αγνοουσιν βλασφημουντες, εν τη φθορα αυτων καταφθαρησονται, 13 κομιουμενοι μισθον αδικιας, ηδονην ηγουμενοι την εν ημερα τρυφην, σπιλοι και μωμοι, εντρυφωντες εν ταις απαταις αυτων, συνευωχουμενοι υμιν, 14 οφθαλμους εχοντες μεστους μοιχαλιδος και ακαταπαυστους αμαρτιας, δελεαζοντες ψυχας αστηρικτους, καρδιαν γεγυμνασμενην πλεονεξιας εχοντες, καταρας τεκνα! 15 καταλιποντες ευθειαν οδον επλανηθησαν, εξακολουθησαντες τη οδω του βαλααμ του βοσορ, ος μισθον αδικιας ηγαπησεν, 16 ελεγξιν δε εσχεν ιδιας παρανομιας· υποζυγιον αφωνον εν ανθρωπου φωνη φθεγξαμενον εκωλυσεν την του προφητου παραφρονιαν. 17 ουτοι εισιν πηγαι ανυδροι, νεφελαι υπο λαιλαπος ελαυνομεναι, οις ο ζοφος του σκοτους εις αιωνα τετηρηται. 18 υπερογκα γαρ ματαιοτητος φθεγγομενοι δελεαζουσιν εν επιθυμιαις σαρκος ασελγειαις τους οντως αποφυγοντας τους εν πλανη αναστρεφομενους, 19 ελευθεριαν αυτοις επαγγελλομενοι, αυτοι δουλοι υπαρχοντες της φθορας· ω γαρ τις ηττηται, τουτω και δεδουλωται. 20 ει γαρ αποφυγοντες τα μιασματα του κοσμου εν επιγνωσει του κυριου και σωτηρος ιησου χριστου, τουτοις δε παλιν εμπλακεντες ηττωνται, γεγονεν αυτοις τα εσχατα χειρονα των πρωτων. 21 κρειττον γαρ ην αυτοις μη επεγνωκεναι την οδον της δικαιοσυνης η επιγνουσιν επιστρεψαι εκ της παραδοθεισης αυτοις αγιας εντολης. 22 συμβεβηκεν δε αυτοις το της αληθους παροιμιας, κυων επιστρεψας επι το ιδιον εξεραμα, και, υς λουσαμενη εις κυλισμα βορβορου.
2 Peter · Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
2 Peter 2 Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
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Notes on this text (3)
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Matthew 7:15; Jude 4; Deuteronomy 13:1–3; 2 Timothy 4:3; Matthew 24:11
- 2 Romans 2:24; Jude 10; Matthew 24:24; 2 Peter 2:15; Titus 2:8
- 3 2 Corinthians 2:17; Romans 16:18; Deuteronomy 32:35; 1 Thessalonians 2:5; Jude 15
- 4 Jude 6; Matthew 25:41; Romans 8:32; Revelation 20:1–3; Revelation 12:7–9
- 5 2 Peter 3:6; Hebrews 11:7; Luke 17:26–27; Jude 14–15; 1 Peter 3:19–20
- 6 Jude 7; Luke 17:28–30; Deuteronomy 29:23; Genesis 19:24–25; Numbers 26:10
- 7 Genesis 19:16; Genesis 19:29; Genesis 19:7–8; Genesis 19:22; Genesis 13:13
- 8 Psalm 119:158; Ezekiel 9:4; Psalm 119:136; 1 Timothy 1:9; Proverbs 25:26
- 9 Psalm 34:15–19; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Revelation 3:10; 2 Timothy 3:12; Jude 14–15
- 10 Jude 16; Jude 10; Exodus 22:28; Jude 18; 2 Peter 3:3
- 11 Jude 9; 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Psalm 103:20; Daniel 6:22; Psalm 104:4
- 12 Jude 10; Jeremiah 12:3; Galatians 6:8; 2 Peter 2:19; Psalm 92:6
- 13 Romans 13:13; Romans 2:8–9; Hebrews 2:2–3; Philippians 3:19; Jude 12–16
- 14 2 Peter 2:3; 2 Peter 2:18; Ephesians 2:3; 2 Peter 3:16; Ephesians 4:14
- 15 Revelation 2:14; Jude 11; Deuteronomy 23:4–5; Numbers 31:16; Numbers 22:5–7
- 16 Numbers 22:21–33; Acts 26:11; Luke 16:11; Ecclesiastes 7:25; Ecclesiastes 9:3
- 17 Jude 12–13; Jeremiah 14:3; Ephesians 4:14; Matthew 25:30; 2 Peter 2:4
- 18 2 Peter 2:20; Jude 15–16; Romans 13:13; James 5:5; Revelation 13:5–6
- 19 John 8:34; Romans 6:16–22; Galatians 5:13; Galatians 5:1; 1 Peter 2:16
- 20 Hebrews 10:26–27; Hebrews 6:4–8; Philippians 3:19; Luke 11:24–26; Deuteronomy 32:29
- 21 Ezekiel 18:24; Hebrews 6:4–6; James 4:17; Ezekiel 3:20; Luke 12:47
- 22 Proverbs 26:11
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
… saved out of Sodom when all the country round was punished by means of fire and brimstone, the Lord thus making it manifest that He does not forsake those that hope in Him, but gives up such as depart from Him to punishment and torture. For Lot's wife, who went forth with him, being of a different mind from himself …
… incarcerated till their final damnation in the day of judgment, the Apostle Peter very plainly declares, when he says that "God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness to be reserved into judgment." Who, then, can doubt that God, either in foreknowledge or in act, separated between these …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… that time have so fallen, nor can I think that it is of them the Apostle Peter said, "For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment." I think he rather speaks of these who first apostatized from God, along with their …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
… one who doeth sin is the servant of sin." And thus there are many wicked masters who have religious men as their slaves, and who are yet themselves in bondage; "for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage." And beyond question it is a happier thing to be the slave of a man …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)