2 Peter 2:1
New Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
עַם
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
שֶׁקֶר
sheqer
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
διδάσκαλος
didáskalos
an instructor (genitive case or specially)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
ἀπώλεια
apṓleia
ruin or loss (physical, spiritual or eternal)
English grammatical function word ('heresies'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalen...
ἀρνέομαι
arnéomai
to contradict, i.e. disavow, reject, abnegate
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
קָנָה
qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
קַל
qal
light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial)
שֶׁבֶר
sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('heresies'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they are r...
Study GRAM →קָנָה qânâh
to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to own
Study H7069 →שֶׁבֶר sheber
a fracture, figuratively, ruin; specifically, a solution (of a dream)
Study H7667 →Cross References
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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 into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our...
And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.
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 might bring us into bondage:
For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thi...
Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil ca...
Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
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