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And because of these teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. <a href="/esv/2_peter/2.htm">English Standard Version</a> And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. <a href="/bsb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. <a href="/blb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And many will follow after their sensuality, through whom the way of the truth will be maligned. <a href="/kjv/2_peter/2.htm">King James Bible</a> And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. <a href="/nkjv/2_peter/2.htm">New King James Version</a> And many will follow their destructive ways, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed. <a href="/nasb_/2_peter/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Many will follow their indecent behavior, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; <a href="/nasb/2_peter/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; <a href="/nasb77/2_peter/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned; <a href="/lsb/2_peter/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned. <a href="/amp/2_peter/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Many will follow their shameful ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned. <a href="/csb/2_peter/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Many will follow their depraved ways, and the way of truth will be maligned because of them. <a href="/hcsb/2_peter/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Many will follow their unrestrained ways, and the way of truth will be blasphemed because of them. <a href="/asv/2_peter/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of. <a href="/cev/2_peter/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Many people will follow their evil ways and cause others to tell lies about the true way. <a href="/erv/2_peter/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> And many shall follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of. <a href="/gwt/2_peter/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Many people will follow them in their sexual freedom and will cause others to dishonor the way of truth. <a href="/gnt/2_peter/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Even so, many will follow their immoral ways; and because of what they do, others will speak evil of the Way of truth. <a href="/isv/2_peter/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Many people will follow their immoral ways, and because of them the way of truth will be maligned. <a href="/msb/2_peter/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. <a href="/net/2_peter/2.htm">NET Bible</a> And many will follow their debauched lifestyles. Because of these false teachers, the way of truth will be slandered. <a href="/nheb/2_peter/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned. <a href="/wbt/2_peter/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And many will follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil spoken of. <a href="/wey/2_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And in their immoral ways they will have many eager disciples, through whom religion will be brought into disrepute. <a href="/web/2_peter/2.htm">World English Bible</a> Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_peter/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and many will follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth will be spoken of [as] evil, <a href="/blb/2_peter/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And many will follow after their sensuality, through whom the way of the truth will be maligned. <a href="/ylt/2_peter/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and many shall follow out their destructive ways, because of whom the way of the truth shall be evil spoken of, <a href="/slt/2_peter/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> (And many shall follow their licentiousness; by whom the way of truth shall be defamed.)<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_peter/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. <a href="/cpdv/2_peter/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And many persons will follow their indulgences; through such persons, the way of truth will be blasphemed. <a href="/nabre/2_peter/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Many will follow their licentious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be reviled. <a href="/nrsvce/2_peter/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Even so, many will follow their licentious ways, and because of these teachers the way of truth will be maligned.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_peter/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Many will follow their pernicious ways, by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_peter/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And many will go after their abominations, because of which, the way of truth will be blasphemed.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_peter/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> and many will follow their dissolute ways, on account of whom the way of truth will be reviled; <a href="/godbey/2_peter/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And many will follow their impurities; through whom the way of truth will be slandered: <a href="/haweis/2_peter/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And many will go out of the way after their fatal errors; by means of whom the way of truth will be injuriously reviled. <a href="/mace/2_peter/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> many will follow their destructive maxims, and by their means christianity will be traduc'd. <a href="/wey/2_peter/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> And in their immoral ways they will have many eager disciples, through whom religion will be brought into disrepute. <a href="/worrell/2_peter/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and many will follow their lascivious doings; by reason of whom the way of the truth will be defamed; <a href="/worsley/2_peter/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And many will follow their pernicious tenets, on whose account the way of truth will be reproached: <a href="/parallel/2_peter/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gzcat0SlE18?start=229" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_peter/2.htm">Deliverance from False Prophets</a> 1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">Many</a> <a href="/greek/1811.htm" title="1811: exakolouthēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To follow after, imitate. From ek and akoloutheo; to follow out, i.e. to imitate, obey, yield to.">will follow in</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/766.htm" title="766: aselgeiais (N-DFP) -- From a compound of a and a presumed selges; licentiousness.">depravity,</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">and because of</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hous (RelPro-AMP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">them</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3598.htm" title="3598: hodos (N-NFS) -- A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.">way</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">of</a> <a href="/greek/225.htm" title="225: alētheias (N-GFS) -- From alethes; truth.">truth</a> <a href="/greek/987.htm" title="987: blasphēmēthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously.">will be defamed.</a> 3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a> and many false prophets will arise and deceive many. <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a> For certain men have crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a license for immorality, and they deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. <a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1</a> Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, <a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a> Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world. <a href="/acts/20-30.htm">Acts 20:30</a> Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them. <a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a> For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-7</a> I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— / which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a> Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. <a href="/romans/16-17.htm">Romans 16:17-18</a> Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them. / For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:3</a> Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed. <a href="/jeremiah/23-14.htm">Jeremiah 23:14</a> And among the prophets of Jerusalem I have seen a horrible thing: They commit adultery and walk in lies. They strengthen the hands of evildoers, so that no one turns his back on wickedness. They are all like Sodom to Me; the people of Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.” <a href="/ezekiel/13-22.htm">Ezekiel 13:22</a> Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives, <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Isaiah 9:16</a> For those who guide this people mislead them, and those they mislead are swallowed up. <a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7</a> The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace. <a href="/micah/3-5.htm">Micah 3:5</a> This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.many.<a href="/matthew/24-10.htm">Matthew 24:10-13,24</a> And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another… <a href="/mark/13-22.htm">Mark 13:22</a> For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.<a href="/1_john/2-18.htm">1 John 2:18,19</a> Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time… pernicious ways.<a href="/romans/2-24.htm">Romans 2:24</a> For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.<a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a> I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.<a href="/titus/2-5.htm">Titus 2:5,8</a> To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed… way.<a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15,21</a> Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; … <a href="/psalms/18-21.htm">Psalm 18:21</a> For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.<a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a> And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.evil.<a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">2 Peter 2:12</a> But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;<a href="/acts/14-2.htm">Acts 14:2</a> But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.<a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">1 Peter 2:12</a> Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/titus/2-8.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-2.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-10.htm">Disrepute</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-14.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Immoral</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Licentiousness</a> <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Maligned</a> <a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">Pernicious</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-18.htm">Religion</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-2.htm">Result</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Sensuality</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">Shameful</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-8.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-12.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_peter/1-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/18-21.htm">Bad</a> <a href="/revelation/16-9.htm">Blasphemed</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-16.htm">Disciples</a> <a href="/acts/19-27.htm">Disrepute</a> <a href="/revelation/2-2.htm">Doings</a> <a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">Immoral</a> <a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Licentiousness</a> <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Maligned</a> <a href="/job/30-12.htm">Pernicious</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-12.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Religion</a> <a href="/jude/1-21.htm">Result</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Reviled</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">Sensuality</a> <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Shameful</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">True.</a> <a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">Truth</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/jude/1-11.htm">Ways</a><div class="vheading2">2 Peter 2</div>1. <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">Peter warns of false teachers, showing the impiety and punishment both of them and their followers;</a> 7. <a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">from which the godly shall be delivered, as Lot was out of Sodom;</a> 10. <a href="/2_peter/2-10.htm">and more fully describes the manners of those profane and blasphemous seducers.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the early church, as today, there were those who distorted the gospel for personal gain or out of ignorance. The term "depravity" suggests a moral corruption that goes beyond mere error, indicating a willful turning away from God's standards. This echoes the warnings found in other New Testament writings, such as Paul's letters to Timothy (<a href="/1_timothy/4.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a>) and Jude's epistle (<a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4</a>), where false teachings and immoral lifestyles are predicted to infiltrate the church. The historical context of the early church involved a mix of Jewish and Greco-Roman influences, where various heresies and philosophical ideas could easily lead believers astray.and because of them the way of truth will be defamed The "way of truth" refers to the Christian faith and the teachings of Jesus Christ, who declared Himself to be "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>). The defamation of the faith due to the actions of false teachers and their followers is a serious concern, as it not only misleads believers but also damages the church's witness to the world. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of the importance of maintaining the purity of the gospel message, as seen in Paul's exhortations to the Galatians (<a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-9</a>) and the warnings in Revelation about adding to or taking away from God's word (<a href="/revelation/22-18.htm">Revelation 22:18-19</a>). The cultural context of the time included a variety of religious and philosophical systems, making it crucial for early Christians to distinguish the true gospel from false teachings.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle and author of this epistle, addressing the early Christian communities and warning them about false teachers. 2. <a href="/topical/f/false_teachers.htm">False Teachers</a> Individuals who distort the truth of the Gospel, leading others astray with their depraved teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/e/early_christian_communities.htm">Early Christian Communities</a> The recipients of Peter's letter, who are being cautioned against the influence of false teachings. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_way_of_truth.htm">The Way of Truth</a> A reference to the Christian faith and the teachings of Jesus Christ, which are at risk of being maligned by false teachings. 5. <a href="/topical/d/depravity.htm">Depravity</a> The moral corruption and sinful behavior that false teachers promote, leading others away from the truth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_is_essential.htm">Discernment is Essential</a> Believers must be vigilant and discerning to identify and resist false teachings that deviate from the truth of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/g/guard_the_truth.htm">Guard the Truth</a> Christians are called to uphold and protect the integrity of the Gospel message, ensuring it is not defamed by false teachings. <a href="/topical/m/moral_integrity_matters.htm">Moral Integrity Matters</a> The behavior of believers should reflect the truth of the Gospel, as moral depravity can lead others astray and damage the witness of the Church. <a href="/topical/c/community_accountability.htm">Community Accountability</a> The Christian community should hold each other accountable to the truth, encouraging one another to live in accordance with the teachings of Christ. <a href="/topical/i/impact_of_false_teachings.htm">Impact of False Teachings</a> Recognize the potential widespread impact of false teachings and the importance of addressing them promptly and effectively.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_peter_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Peter 2</a> <a href="/q/what_miracles_did_young_jesus_do.htm">What does 'Scoffers in the Last Days' signify?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_2_peter_2_20-22_affect_'once_saved'.htm">2 Peter 2:20–22 implies believers can fall away; how does this align with the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”?</a> <a href="/q/why_so_many_conflicting_prophecy_views.htm">2 Peter 1:19-21 insists prophecy comes from God, not humans; how do we explain the multitude of conflicting interpretations throughout Christian history?</a> <a href="/q/does_2_thess._2_10_contradict_god's_patience.htm">'If 2 Thessalonians 2:10 suggests people are deceived for rejecting truth, doesn't this contradict passages elsewhere that emphasize God's patience and desire for repentance?'</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_peter/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Many shall follow their pernicious ways.--"Pernicious ways" is a translation of the plural of the word just rendered "destruction." (See fourth Note on <a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm" title="But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privately shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring on themselves swift destruction.">2Peter 2:1</a>.) But here the reading is undoubtedly wrong. The margin has the right reading--lascivious ways (or better, wanton ways)--being the plural of the word translated "wantonness" in <a href="/2_peter/2-18.htm" title="For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.">2Peter 2:18</a>. Wiclif has "lecheries;" Rheims "riotousnesses."The connexion between false doctrine and licentiousness was often real, and is so still in some cases--e.g., Mormonism. But it was often asserted and believed without foundation. Impurity was the common charge to bring against those of a different creed, whether between heathen and Christian or between different divisions of Christians.By reason of whom.--The many who are led astray are meant, rather than the original seducers. (Comp. <a href="/romans/2-24.htm" title="For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.">Romans 2:24</a>.)The way of truth.--(See Note on <a href="/acts/9-2.htm" title="And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.">Acts 9:2</a>.) "The way of truth" occurs in Clement of Alexandria (Cohort. ad Gentes, x.), the only near approach to anything in 2 Peter in all the writings of his that have come down to us. This is strong evidence that he did not know the Epistle, especially as references are frequent to 1 Peter, which is sometimes quoted thus: "Peter in his Epistle says" (Strom. iv. 20). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_peter/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And many shall follow their pernicious ways; rather, as in the Revised Version, their lascivious doings; the reading represented by the Authorized Version has very little support (comp. <a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Jude 1:4, 8</a>). (For "shall follow" (ἐξακολουθήσουσιν), see note on 2 Peter 1:16.) By reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. The heathen were accustomed to charge Christians with immorality; the conduct of these false teachers gave them occasion; they did not distinguish between these licentious heretics and true Christians. The expression, "way of truth," occurs in the 'Epistle of Barnabas,' chapter 5. Christianity is called "the way" several times in the Acts (<a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a>; <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9, 23</a>, etc.). It is the way of truth, because Christ, who is the Center of his religion, is the Way, the Truth, and the Life; because it is the way of life which is founded on the truth. <a href="/commentaries/2_peter/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Many πολλοὶ (polloi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> Much, many; often. will follow in ἐξακολουθήσουσιν (exakolouthēsousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1811.htm">Strong's 1811: </a> To follow after, imitate. From ek and akoloutheo; to follow out, i.e. to imitate, obey, yield to. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. depravity, ἀσελγείαις (aselgeiais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_766.htm">Strong's 766: </a> From a compound of a and a presumed selges; licentiousness. [and] because of δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [them] οὓς (hous) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. way ὁδὸς (hodos) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3598.htm">Strong's 3598: </a> A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. of τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. truth ἀληθείας (alētheias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_225.htm">Strong's 225: </a> From alethes; truth. will be defamed. βλασφημηθήσεται (blasphēmēthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_987.htm">Strong's 987: </a> From blasphemos; to vilify; specially, to speak impiously. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-2.htm">NT Letters: 2 Peter 2:2 Many will follow their immoral ways (2 Pet. 2P iiP ii Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Peter 2:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Peter 2:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_peter/2-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Peter 2:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Peter 2:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>