2Peter:2:1-14
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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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And many shall follow their pernicious ways ;
by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of .
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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 .
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For if God spared not the angels that sinned ,
but cast them down to hell ,
and delivered them into chains of darkness ,
to be reserved unto judgment ;
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And spared not the old world ,
but saved Noah the eighth person ,
a preacher of righteousness ,
bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly ;
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And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow ,
making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly ;
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And delivered just Lot ,
vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked :
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For that righteous man dwelling among them ,
in seeing and hearing ,
vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds ;)
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The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations ,
and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished :
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But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness ,
and despise government .
Presumptuous are they ,
selfwilled ,
they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities .
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Whereas angels ,
which are greater in power and might ,
bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord .
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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 ;
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And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness ,
as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time .
Spots they are and blemishes ,
sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you ;
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Having eyes full of adultery ,
and that cannot cease from sin ;
beguiling unstable souls :
an heart they have exercised with covetous practices ;
cursed children :