2 Peter 2:3
Context2:3 And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their 1 condemnation pronounced long ago 2 is not sitting idly by; 3 their 4 destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:18
Context2:18 For by speaking high-sounding but empty words 5 they are able to entice, 6 with fleshly desires and with debauchery, 7 people 8 who have just escaped 9 from those who reside in error. 10
1 tn Grk “to whom,” introducing a subordinate relative clause.
2 tn Grk “the ancient judgment.”
3 tn Grk “is not idle.”
4 tn Greek has “and their.” As introducing a synonymous parallel, it is superfluous in English.
5 tn Grk “high-sounding words of futility.”
6 tn Grk “they entice.”
7 tn Grk “with the lusts of the flesh, with debauchery.”
8 tn Grk “those.”
9 tn Or “those who are barely escaping.”
10 tn Or “deceit.”