2 Peter 2:2

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

2 Peter 2:2 - Amplified Bible

And many will follow their immoral ways {and} lascivious doings; because of them the true Way will be maligned {and} defamed.

2 Peter 2:2 - American Standard Version

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

2 Peter 2:2 - Bible in Basic English

And a great number will go with them in their evil ways, through whom the true way will have a bad name.

2 Peter 2:2 - Darby Bible

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

2 Peter 2:2 - English Standard Version

And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed.

2 Peter 2:2 - King James Version

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

2 Peter 2:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Muchos seguirán su sensualidad, y por causa de ellos, el camino de la verdad será blasfemado;

2 Peter 2:2 - The Message

They give the way of truth a bad name. They’re only out for themselves. They’ll say anything, anything, that sounds good to exploit you. They won’t, of course, get by with it. They’ll come to a bad end, for God has never just stood by and let that kind of thing go on.

2 Peter 2:2 - New American Standard Bible

Many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of the truth will be maligned;

2 Peter 2:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Muchos seguirán su sensualidad, y por causa de ellos, el camino de la verdad será blasfemado.

2 Peter 2:2 - World English Bible

Many will follow their destructive ways, and as a result, the way of the truth will be maligned.

2 Peter 2:2 - Young's Living Translation

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

2 Peter 2:2 - Additional Comments

False teachers may have many followers. Number of followers does not indicate whether the teachings are true or false. In fact, false teachers may get more followers since they appeal to sensuality, what feels good (verse 18), what makes sense from man's point-of-view (Proverbs 14:12).
Blaspheme is the opposite of reverence, which shows love, respect and awe. Blaspheme mocks, brings down. They blaspheme the truth. By their mouth, people are drawn away form Jesus, people who may have actually been considering becoming a Christian. In the same way that heaven rejoices when someone becomes a Christian (Matt 18:12-13), you can imagine how heaven reacts when someone is drawn away from Christ.

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