2 Peter 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.”
2 Peter 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Peter 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Peter 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.”
2 Peter 2:17 — World English Bible
2 Peter 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved. ”
2 Peter 2:17 — American Standard Version
2 Peter 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“These are wells without water, and clouds by a tempest driven, to whom the thick gloom of the darkness to the age hath been kept;”
2 Peter 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Peter 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“These are springs without water, and mists driven by storm, to whom the gloom of darkness is reserved [for ever]. ”
2 Peter 2:17 — Darby Translation
2 Peter 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“These are welles without water, and cloudes caried about with a tempest, to whome the blacke darkenes is reserued for euer.”
2 Peter 2:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Peter 2:17 in Context — 2 Peter 2
15 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;
16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
18 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.
19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
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What Does 2 Peter 2:17 Mean?
2 Peter 2:17 is a verse from the Book of 2 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Peter chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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