2 Peter 2:1

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
But	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
were	Ἐγένοντο Egenonto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
prophets	ψευδοπροφῆται pseudoprophētai	G5578	a spurious prophet · noun — nominative plural masculine
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
among	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
people	λαῷ laō	G2992	a people (in general · noun — dative singular masculine
even	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
be	ἔσομαι ésomai	G2071	will be
teachers	ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι, pseudodidaskaloi	G5572	a spurious teacher · noun — nominative plural masculine
among	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
you	ὑμῖν hymîn	G5213	to (with or by) you
who	οἵτινες oitines	G3748	which some · relative pronoun — nominative plural masculine
in	παρεισάξουσιν pareisaxousin	G3919	to lead in aside · verb — future active indicative, 3rd person plural
damnable	ἀπωλείας apōleias	G684	ruin or loss (physical · noun — genitive singular feminine
heresies	αἱρέσεις haireseis	G139	properly · noun — accusative plural feminine
even	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
denying	ἀρνούμενοι, arnoumenoi	G720	to contradict · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, nominative plural masculine
Lord	δεσπότην despotēn	G1203	an absolute ruler ("despot") · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
bought	ἀγοράσαντα agorasanta	G59	properly · verb — aorist active participle, accusative singular masculine
them	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
upon	ἐπάγοντες epagontes	G1863	to superinduce · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
themselves	ἑαυτοῖς he'autois	G1438	him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
swift	ταχινὴν tachinēn	G5031	curt · adjective — accusative singular feminine
destruction	ἀπώλειαν· apōleian	G684	ruin or loss (physical · noun — accusative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Jude 1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God…
Deuteronomy 13:1-3 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,
Matthew 24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
2 Timothy 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having it…
2 Peter 2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their d…
Galatians 2:4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they…
1 Corinthians 11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:1-2

I. In the end of the former chapter there is mention made of holy men of God, who lived in the times of the Old Testament, and were used as the amanuenses of the Holy Ghost, in writing the sacred oracles; but in the beginning of this he tells us they had, even at that time, false prophets in the church as well as true. In all ages of the church, and under all dispensations, when God sends true prophets, the devil sends some to seduce and deceive, false prophets in the Old Testament, and false Christs, false apostles, and seducing teachers, in the New. Concerning these observe, 1. Their business is to bring in destructive errors, even damnable heresies, as the business of teachers sent of God…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:1

But there were false prophets - There were not only holy men of God among the Jews, who prophesied by Divine inspiration, but there were also false prophets, whose prophecies were from their own imagination, and perverted many. As there shall be false teachers among you - At a very early period of the Christian Church many heresies sprung up; but the chief were those of the Ebionites, Cerinthians, Nicolaitans, Menandrians, and Gnostics, of whom many strange things have been spoken by the primitive fathers, and of whose opinions it is difficult to form any satisfactory view. They were, no doubt, bad enough, and their opponents in general have doubtless made them worse. By what name those were…

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John Gill on 2 Peter 2:1

But there were false prophets also among the people,.... As well as holy men of God, who gave out prophecies, by the inspiration and impulse of the Holy Spirit; that is, among the people of the Jews, God's professing people, whose God was the Lord, and who had chosen them to be a special and peculiar people, above all people of the earth; and had distinguished them by his favours from all others: among these, though the Syriac version reads "in the world", there were false prophets, who ran, and were not sent; and who prophesied, and the Lord spake not to them: of these there were many in Jeremiah's time, and in the times of Ezekiel; and in Ahab's time, besides the four hundred and fifty pro…

The Church Fathers

It is typical of false teachers that they cannot accept the full equality of the persons of the Trinity.
— Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER

Peter says this so that people will not just listen to everyone who claims to be a prophet, without discerning whether they really are or not. He tells them to be careful not to listen to false prophets instead of the true ones.
— Andreas of Caesarea, CATENA

And every prophet that speaketh in the Spirit ye shall neither try nor judge; for every sin shall be forgiven, but this sin shall not be forgiven. But not every one that speaketh in the Spirit is a prophet; but only if he hold the ways of the Lord. Therefore from their ways shall the false prophet and the prophet be known.
— Didache, The Didache, Chapter 11

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Jude, Epistle of — The author was “Judas, the brother of James” the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) and Thaddaeus (Mark 3:18). The genuineness of this epistle was early questioned, and doubts…
Nicolaitans — (followers of Nicolas), a sect mentioned in (Revelation 2:6,15) whose deeds were strongly condemned. They may have been identical with those who held the doctrine of Balaam. They seem to have held…
Apostasy · 4:1,2; — 4:1,2;
Covetousness · Shall abound in the last days — Shall abound in the last days
Denial Of Christ · A characteristic of false teachers — A characteristic of false teachers
Doctrines · 13:9; — 13:9;
Doctrines, False · Punishment on those who teach — Punishment on those who teach
Hypocrisy · 6:26,70;7:19;15:2,6; — 6:26,70;7:19;15:2,6;
Prophets · Mentioned in scripture: Peter — Mentioned in scripture: Peter
Prophets, False · Predicted to arise: In the latter times — Predicted to arise: In the latter times

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Peter 2:1

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:1-2

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:1

John Gill on 2 Peter 2:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Peter 2:1

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:1-2

Adam Clarke on 2 Peter 2:1

John Gill on 2 Peter 2:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 2 Peter 2:1-3

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Peter 2:1-3