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2 Peter 2:2

2 Peter 2:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

many: Matthew 24:10-13, Matthew 24:24; Mark 13:22; 1 John 2:18-19; Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:8, Revelation 13:14

pernicious ways: or, lascivious ways, as some copies read, by reason. Romans 2:24; 1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 2:5, Titus 2:8

ways: 2 Peter 2:15, 2 Peter 2:21; Psalms 18:21; Isaiah 35:8; Jeremiah 6:16; Matthew 7:14, Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14; John 14:6; Acts 13:10, Acts 16:17, Acts 18:26, Acts 19:9, Acts 24:14

evil: 2 Peter 2:12; Acts 14:2; 1 Peter 2:12; Jude 1:10, Jude 1:15

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