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
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - 2 Peter 2:3
2:3 well-turned (d-5) Or 'false,' plastos . read more