2 Peter 2:3

New American Bible - revised edition

In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep. Lessons from the Past.

Cross References

Job 6:27

You would even cast lots for the orphan, and would barter over your friend!

Psalm 18:44

You rescued me from the strife of peoples; you made me head over nations. A people I had not known served me;

Psalm 66:3

Say to God: “How awesome your deeds! Before your great strength your enemies cringe.

Psalm 81:15

In a moment I would humble their foes, and turn back my hand against their oppressors.

Isaiah 5:19

Who say, “Let him make haste, let him speed his work, that we may see it; On with the plan of the Holy One of Israel! let it come to pass, that we may know it!”

Isaiah 56:11

Yes, the dogs have a ravenous appetite; they never know satiety, Shepherds who have no understanding; all have turned their own way, each one covetous for gain:

Isaiah 60:22

The least one shall become a clan, the smallest, a mighty nation; I, the Lord, will swiftly accomplish these things when the time comes.

Jeremiah 6:13

Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain; prophet and priest, all practice fraud.

Jeremiah 8:10

Therefore, I will give their wives to other men, their fields to new owners. Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain, prophet and priest, all practice fraud.

Ezekiel 13:19

You have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and crumbs of bread, slaying those who should not be slain, and keeping alive those who should not live, lying to my people, who listen to lies.

Micah 3:11

Its leaders render judgment for a bribe, the priests teach for pay, the prophets divine for money, While they rely on the Lord, saying, “Is not the Lord in the midst of us? No evil can come upon us!”

Habakkuk 3:3

God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens, and his praise filled the earth;

Malachi 1:10

Oh, that one of you would just shut the temple gates to keep you from kindling fire on my altar in vain! I take no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts; and I will not accept any offering from your hands!

Matthew 23:14

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Luke 18:8

I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.

Luke 20:20

They watched him closely and sent agents pretending to be righteous who were to trap him in speech, in order to hand him over to the authority and power of the governor.

Luke 22:47

While he was still speaking, a crowd approached and in front was one of the Twelve, a man named Judas. He went up to Jesus to kiss him.

John 2:16

and to those who sold doves he said, “Take these out of here, and stop making my Father’s house a marketplace.”

Romans 16:18

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by fair and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like the many who trade on the word of God; but as out of sincerity, indeed as from God and in the presence of God, we speak in Christ.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine and recompense, for the time they lose their footing; Because the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom is rushing upon them!

1 Thessalonians 2:5

Nor, indeed, did we ever appear with flattering speech, as you know, or with a pretext for greed—God is witness—

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When people are saying, “Peace and security,” then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

1 Timothy 3:3

not a drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money.

1 Timothy 3:8

Similarly, deacons must be dignified, not deceitful, not addicted to drink, not greedy for sordid gain,

1 Timothy 6:5

and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds, who are deprived of the truth, supposing religion to be a means of gain.

Titus 1:11

It is imperative to silence them, as they are upsetting whole families by teaching for sordid gain what they should not.

Titus 1:7

For a bishop as God’s steward must be blameless, not arrogant, not irritable, not a drunkard, not aggressive, not greedy for sordid gain,

1 Peter 2:8

and “A stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall.” They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny.

1 Peter 5:2

Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

2 Peter 1:16

We did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2 Peter 2:1

There were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will introduce destructive heresies and even deny the Master who ransomed them, bringing swift destruction on themselves.

2 Peter 2:9

then the Lord knows how to rescue the devout from trial and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,

Jude 1:11

Woe to them! They followed the way of Cain, abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error for the sake of gain, and perished in the rebellion of Korah.

Jude 1:15

to execute judgment on all and to convict everyone for all the godless deeds that they committed and for all the harsh words godless sinners have uttered against him.”

Jude 1:16

These people are complainers, disgruntled ones who live by their desires; their mouths utter bombast as they fawn over people to gain advantage. Exhortations.

Jude 1:4

For there have been some intruders, who long ago were designated for this condemnation, godless persons, who pervert the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. The False Teachers.

Jude 1:7

Likewise, Sodom, Gomorrah, and the surrounding towns, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual promiscuity and practiced unnatural vice, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.