2 Peter 2:11 - Plain English Version

¹¹ Not even God’s angel messengers do that. Angels are much stronger than the other spirits, but whenever angels stand in front of God, they don’t talk against those other spirits or tell God to punish them.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ Whereas [even] angels, though superior in might and power, do not bring a defaming charge against them before the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ whereas angels, though greater in might and power, bring not a railing judgment against them before the Lord.

Common English Bible

¹¹ yet angels, who are stronger and more powerful, don’t use insults when pronouncing the Lord’s judgment on them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ whereas the Angels, who are greater in strength and virtue, did not bring against themselves such a deplorable judgment.

2 Peter 2:11 Cross References

2 Thessalonians 1:7

And he will let you rest and be happy, without any trouble. He will do that for you, and for us too, when Jesus, our leader, comes back. Everyone will see him come from heaven with a big mob of his strong angel messengers,

Jude 1:9

Michael is one of those angels. He is very powerful. But he didn’t say bad things about the devil, the boss over the bad spirits. A long time ago, Michael argued with the devil about which one of them can get Moses’s body. But Michael didn’t think that he was so important that he could say bad words to the devil. Instead, he said to the devil, “God will tell you that you are wrong.”