2 Peter 2:12-3:1 WEB

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:12

But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,Railing in matters whereof they are ignorant ... Paine applied these words to railers against the New Testament, thus:The characteristic of modern "liberal" critical teachers which amazes one most is their absolute confidence in their own conclusions, based upon evidence however trivial, and involving tremendously... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 2:12

2 Peter 2:12. But these, as natural brute beasts,— But these, as animals, by nature void of reason, born for capture and destruction, railing against things in which they are ignorant, shall be utterly corrupted [or perish] in their own corruption. Benson. Dr. Whitby would render it, But these are as animals void of reason, &c. Indeed it is evident, that it must be explained as a general assertion relating to some violence of temper; as no sin of the tongue (which is immediately afterwards... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 2:12

12. ( :-). But—In contrast to the "angels," 2 Peter 2:11. brute—Greek, "irrational." In contrast to angels that "excel in strength." beasts—Greek, "animals" (compare 2 Peter 2:11- :). natural—transposed in the oldest manuscripts, "born natural," that is, born naturally so: being in their very nature (that is, naturally) as such (irrational animals), born to be taken and destroyed (Greek, "unto capture and destruction," or corruption, see on 2 Peter 2:11- :; compare end of this verse, "shall... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 2:10-19

C. The Conduct of False Teachers 2:10b-19Peter next emphasized the conduct of false teachers to motivate his readers to turn away from them. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 2:12

Rather than behaving as good angels do, the false teachers would act like animals. They would follow their lower instincts, their natural desires, instead of their reasons. Animals live mainly by instinct. Peter believed the false teachers deserved treatment similar to animals therefore. The last clause involves a play on words in Greek. The idea is that they will perish as beasts, like so much meat (cf. Judges 10). Peter did not mean they would escape eternal condemnation."As animals are... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Peter 2:12

2:12 destroyed, (k-13) Or 'to be captured and perish.' read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:1-22

Warning Against a Threatened Plague of Brutal False TeachersAs of old there were false as well as true prophets, so it will be now. This leads the Apostle to speak about the false teachers, who if they have not already begun-he expects will trouble his readers. Prophets were important persons in the early Church: cp. Acts 11:27; 1 Corinthians 12:28.; 1 Corinthians 14:29.; Ephesians 2:20; Ephesians 3:5; Ephesians 4:11. These teachers, who had doubtless been baptised, claimed, it would seem, to... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Peter 2:12

(12) But these, as natural brute beasts.—Omit “natural.” This verse appears to tell strongly in favour of the priority of our Epistle. The literary form of Jude 1:10, is so very superior; the antithesis (quite wanting here) between abusing what they cannot know and misusing what they cannot help knowing is so telling, and would be so easily remembered, that it is improbable that a writer who was willing to adopt so much would not have adopted in this respect also; and whichever writer is... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Peter 2:1-22

2 Peter 2:22 'I entered on this farm,' Burns wrote to Dr. Moore (2nd Aug. 1787), 'with a full resolution, "Come, go to, I will be wise!" I read farming books, I calculated crops, I attended markets, and in short, in spite of the devil and the world and the flesh, I believe I should have been a wise man, but the first year, from unfortunately buying bad seed, the second from a late harvest, we lost half our crops. This overset all my wisdom, and I returned, "like the dog to his vomit, and the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 2:10-16

Chapter 24 "BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM"2 Peter 2:10-16THE Apostle now pictures in the darkest colors the evil-doing and evil character of those who are bringing into the Churches their "sects of perdition," those wolves in sheep’s clothing who are mixing themselves, and are likely to make havoc, among the flock of Christ. He hopes that thus the brethren, being forewarned, will also be forearmed. And not only does he describe these bold offenders: he also reiterates in many forms the... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Peter 2:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Peter 2:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 2:10-19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Peter 2:12

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Peter 2:12

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Peter 2:1-22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Peter 2:12

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Peter 2:1-22

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Peter 2:10-16

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