"But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous {are they}, …" — 2 Peter 2:10

2 Peter 2:10 · KJV

“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. {government: or, dominion}”

— 2 Peter 2:10

Verse 9

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Verse 11

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. {them: some read, themselves}

2 Peter 2 — Context

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed {his} righteous soul from day to day with {their} unlawful deeds;)

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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. {government: or, dominion}

Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. {them: some read, themselves}

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;

Cross References

Jude 1:16

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling {words}, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

Jude 1:10

But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

Jude 1:18

How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

Exodus 22:28

Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. {gods: or, judges}

2 Peter 3:3

Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

Romans 1:24-27

Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

Romans 8:12-13

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

Jude 1:4

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.