2 Peter 2:3
King James Version
3 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.
Beware FALSE prophets.
The slick, and sly ones.
They will promise you the world, and not the WORD.
It's time to wake up, and know what the Scripture says.
To know more, let's turn to other Bible versions to explain the meaning of "through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you".
This will be eye-opening.
2 Peter 2:3
Amplified Bible
3 And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].
2 Peter 2:3
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
3 And in their covetousness (lust, greed) they will exploit you with false (cunning) arguments. From of old the sentence [of condemnation] for them has not been idle; their destruction (eternal misery) has not been asleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Christian Standard Bible
3 They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Common English Bible
3 In their greed they will take advantage of you with lies. The judgment pronounced against them long ago hasn’t fallen idle, nor is their destruction sleeping.
2 Peter 2:3
Complete Jewish Bible
3 In their greed they will exploit you with fabricated stories.
Their punishment, decreed long ago, is not idle; their destruction is not asleep!
2 Peter 2:3
Contemporary English Version
3 They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk. But long ago God decided to punish them, and God doesn't sleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Darby Translation
3 And through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you: for whom judgment of old is not idle, and their destruction slumbers not.
2 Peter 2:3
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
3 And in greed they will exploit[a] you with fabricated words, for whom the judgment from-long-ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Easy-to-Read Version
3 These false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true. But the judgment against these false teachers has been ready for a long time. And they will not escape God who will destroy them.
2 Peter 2:3
English Standard Version
3 And in their greed they will exploit you with false words. Their condemnation from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Expanded Bible
3 ·Those false teachers only want your money, so [L In their greed] they will ·use [exploit] you ·by telling you lies [with deceptive/false words]. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is ·still coming [not idle], and their ruin ·is certain [does not sleep].
2 Peter 2:3
GOD’S WORD Translation
3 In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Good News Translation
3 In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories. For a long time now their Judge has been ready, and their Destroyer has been wide awake!
2 Peter 2:3
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 2:3
International Children’s Bible
3 Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you what is not true. But God has already judged them guilty. And they will not escape the One who will destroy them.
2 Peter 2:3
International Standard Version
3 In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. The ancient verdict against them is still in force, and their destruction is not delayed.[a]
2 Peter 2:3
J.B. Phillips New Testament
They will be men who will subtly introduce dangerous heresies. They will thereby deny the Lord who redeemed them, and it will not be long before they bring on themselves their own downfall. Many will follow their pernicious teaching and thereby bring discredit on the way of truth. In their lust to make converts these men will try to exploit you too with their bogus arguments.
2 Peter 2:3
Living Bible
3 These teachers in their greed will tell you anything to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago and their destruction is on the way.
2 Peter 2:3
The Message
Lying Religious Leaders
2-3 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 2:3
Names of God Bible
3 In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you. The verdict against them from long ago is still in force, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 2:3
New American Standard Bible
3 and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:3
New Catholic Bible
3 In their greed they will exploit you with concocted stories.
The Condemnation of False Teachers. However, their condemnation has been hanging over them for a long time, and the destruction awaiting them does not slumber.
2 Peter 2:3
New Century Version
3 Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain.
2 Peter 2:3
New International Reader's Version
3 These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.
2 Peter 2:3
New International Version
3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
2 Peter 2:3
New Life Version
3 They will tell lies and false stories so they can use you to get things for themselves. But God judged them long ago and their death is on the way.
2 Peter 2:3
New Living Translation
3 In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction will not be delayed.
2 Peter 2:3
New Testament for Everyone
3 and in their greed they will exploit you with fake prophecies. Their condemnation has not been idle for a long time now, and their destruction has not fallen asleep.
Kefa II 2:3
Orthodox Jewish Bible
3 And in their chomed (covetous) greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words. For them the Mishpat (Judgment) of old is not drei (idle) and their churban (ruin) does not slumber.
2 Peter 2:3
Revised Geneva Translation
3 And through covetousness they shall, with crafty words, make merchandise of you. Their ancient condemnation is not lingering. And their destruction does not slumber.
2 Peter 2:3
The Voice
3 These false teachers will follow their greed and exploit you with their fabrications, but be assured that their judgment was pronounced long ago and their destruction does not sleep.
2 Peter 2:3
Worldwide English (New Testament)
3 Because they are greedy for money, they will trick you with lies. For a long time God has planned to punish them. They will be punished at the right time.
In SUMMARY, "through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you", means:
in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine
in their covetousness (lust, greed) they will exploit you with false (cunning) arguments
They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories.
In their greed they will take advantage of you with lies.
In their greed they will exploit you with fabricated stories.
They will be greedy and cheat you with smooth talk.
through covetousness, with well-turned words, will they make merchandise of you
in greed they will exploit[a] you with fabricated words
These false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you things that are not true.
in their greed they will exploit you with false words
Those false teachers only want your money, so [L In their greed] they will ·use [exploit] you ·by telling you lies [with deceptive/false words].
In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you.
In their greed these false teachers will make a profit out of telling you made-up stories.
They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words.
Those false teachers only want your money. So they will use you by telling you what is not true.
In their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words.
They will be men who will subtly introduce dangerous heresies...In their lust to make converts these men will try to exploit you too with their bogus arguments.
in greediness they will exploit you with false words
These teachers in their greed will tell you anything to get hold of your money.
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.
In their greed they will use good-sounding arguments to exploit you.
In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications
in their greed they will exploit you with false words
In their greed they will exploit you with concocted stories.
Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies.
in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words
These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you.
In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories.
They will tell lies and false stories so they can use you to get things for themselves.
In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold of your money.
in their greed they will exploit you with fake prophecies
in their chomed (covetous) greed, they will exploit you with deceptive words
through covetousness they shall, with crafty words, make merchandise of you
These false teachers will follow their greed and exploit you with their fabrications
But who are "they"?
2 Peter 2:1
King James Version
2 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.
How has man responded?
2 Peter 2:2
King James Version
2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways;
by reason of whom
the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.
JESUS spoke of these false prophets:
Matthew 7:15-20
King James Version
15 Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing,
but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits.
Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit;
but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,
neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit
is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
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