2 Peter 2:15

The Passion Translation

They have wandered off the main road and have gone astray, because they are prophets who love profit—the wages they earn by wrongdoing. They are following the example of Balaam, son of Beor,

Cross References

Proverbs 28:4

Those who turn their backs on what they know is right will no longer be able to tell right from wrong. But those who love the truth strengthen their souls.

Ezekiel 9:10

So, I no longer will show them any mercy nor give them one glance of pity. They hereby suffer the consequences of their own behavior.”

Matthew 26:9

“We could have sold it for a great deal of money and given it to the poor.”

Acts 1:18

He earned the wages of his sin, for he fell headfirst, and his belly split open, spilling his intestines on the ground.

Acts 13:10

“You son of the devil! You are full of every form of fraud and deceit and an enemy of all that is right. When will you stop perverting the truth of God into lies?

2 Peter 2:13

For all the evil they have done will come crashing down on them. They consider it their great pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. When they come to your love feasts they are but stains and blemishes, reveling in their deceptions as they feast with you.

Jude 1:11

How terrible it is for them! For they have followed in the steps of Cain. They have abandoned themselves to Balaam’s error because of their greedy pursuit of financial gain. And since they have rebelled like Korah rebelled, they will experience the same fate of Korah and likewise perish.

Revelation 2:14

Nevertheless, I have a few things against you. There are some among you who hold to the teachings of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to eat things that were sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.