2 Peter 2:15

By forsaking the right path they have gone astray, because they followed the way of Balaam son of Bosor, ¹  who loved the wages of unrighteousness, ² 

Nu 22:5-7; Nu 22:18-21,23,28; Nu 31:16; De 23:4,5; 1Sa 12:23; 1Ki 18:18; 1Ki 19:10; Pr 28:4; Eze 9:10; Ho 14:8; Mic 6:5; Ac 1:18; Ac 13:10; Jude 1:11; Re 2:14

¹ tn Although many modern translations (e.g., NASB, TEV, NIV, CEV, NLT) read “Beor” here, this is due to harmonization with the OT rather than following a variant textual reading. The Greek text of NA²⁷ reads “Bosor,” an otherwise unattested form of the name of Balaam’s father.

² tn “Wages of unrighteousness” in Greek is the same expression found in v. 13, “wages for harmful ways.” The repetition makes the link between the false teachers and Balaam more concrete.