2 Peter 2:2

In 9 translations

BSB

Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.

KJV

And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

WEB

Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.TR reads “destructive” instead of “immoral”

ASV

And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of.

LSV

and many will follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth will be spoken of [as] evil,

YLT

and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of,

DBY

and many shall follow their dissolute ways, through whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed.

DRC

And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

GNV

And many shall follow their destructions, by whom the way of trueth shalbe euil spoken of,

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SBLGNT

καὶ πολλοὶ ἐξακολουθήσουσιν αὐτῶν ταῖς ἀσελγείαις, διʼ οὓς ἡ ὁδὸς τῆς ἀληθείας βλασφημηθήσεται·

RP2018

Καὶ πολλοὶ ἐξακολουθήσουσιν αὐτῶν ταῖς ἀσελγείαις, δι’ οὓς ἡ ὁδὸς τῆς ἀληθείας βλασφημηθήσεται.

TR-Boyd

Καὶ πολλοὶ ἐξακολουθήσουσιν αὐτῶν ταῖς ἀπωλείαις, δι᾿ οὓς ἡ ὁδὸς τῆς ἀληθείας βλασφημηθήσεται.

SCR1894

και πολλοι εξακολουθησουσιν αυτων ταις απωλειαις δι ους η οδος της αληθειας βλασφημηθησεται

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 2:24As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.”
• Jude 1:10These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
• Matthew 24:24For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders that would deceive even the elect, if that were possible.
• 2 Peter 2:15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
• Acts 16:17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
• 1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
• Revelation 13:14Because of the signs it was given to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived those who dwell on the earth, telling them to make an image to the beast that had been wounded by the sword and yet had lived.
• Matthew 24:10–13At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many. Because of the multiplication of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. But the one who…
• Acts 24:14I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
• Titus 2:8and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed to have nothing bad to say about us.
• Jude 1:15to execute judgment on everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of every ungodly act of wickedness and every harsh word spoken against Him by ungodly sinners.”
• 2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
• Titus 2:5to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.
• Acts 13:10and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
• 1 Timothy 5:14So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
• Matthew 22:16They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay…

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