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And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their[a] condemnation pronounced long ago[b] is not sitting idly by;[c] their[d] destruction is not asleep.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:3 tn Grk “to whom,” introducing a subordinate relative clause.
  2. 2 Peter 2:3 tn Grk “the ancient judgment.”
  3. 2 Peter 2:3 tn Grk “is not idle.”
  4. 2 Peter 2:3 tn Greek has “and their.” As introducing a synonymous parallel, it is superfluous in English.

In their greed(A) these teachers will exploit you(B) with fabricated stories. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

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