2 Peter 2:15 KJV — MannaFest

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;

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ASV

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the hire of wrong-doing;

WEB

They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

YLT

having forsaken a right way, they did go astray, having followed in the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who a reward of unrighteousness did love,

DBT

having left [the] straight way they have gone astray, having followed in the path of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved [the] reward of unrighteousness;

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2 Peter — Peter's farewell letter — a warning against false teachers, a defence of Christ's return, and the Lord's patience unwilling that any should perish.

Author: Peter (1:1) — the book identifies itself as his farewell (1:13–15)
Date: Mid-60s AD, shortly before Peter's martyrdom under Nero

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48 verses on the floor

Jude 1:11
Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
1 Corinthians 9:27
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Numbers 31:16
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of the Lord.
Deuteronomy 23:4–5
Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.

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have--Some of the seducers are spoken of as already come, others as yet to come. following--out: so the Greek. the way-- (Nu 22:23, 32; Isa 56:11). son of Bosor--the same as Beor (Nu 22:5).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

(1.) That is a way of unrighteousness into which men are led by the wages of unrighteousness. (2.) Outward temporal good things are the wages sinners expect and promise themselves, though they are often disappointed.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The way of Balaam the son of Bosor - So the Chaldeans pronounced what the Jews termed Beor; namely, the way of covetousness. Who loved - Earnestly desired, though he did not dare to take, the reward of unrighteousness - The money which Balak would have given him for cursing Israel.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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2PE 2:15JUD 1:11 REV 2:14
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
2PE 2:15REV 2:14 NUM 31:16
2PE 2:15JUD 1:11 1JN 3:12
2PE 2:15REV 2:14 REV 2:20
2PE 2:15NUM 31:16 NUM 25:1-9
2PE 2:15JUD 1:11 GEN 4:3-14
2PE 2:15JUD 1:11 HEB 11:4
2PE 2:15REV 2:14 NUM 25:1-3

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