2 Peter 2:15-19

¹⁵They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.

¹⁶But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

¹⁷These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.

¹⁸With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.

¹⁹They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.

— 2 Peter 2:15-19

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Cross References for 2 Peter 2:15-19

• John 8:34
• Revelation 2:14
• Jude 1:12-13
• Romans 6:16-22
• Jude 1:11
• 2 Peter 2:20
• Deuteronomy 23:4-5
• Numbers 31:16
• Numbers 22:21-33
• Jude 1:15-16

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