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2 Peter · read by L.R. Shelton Jr
31 verses, in order. Only the verses L.R. read aloud are shown.
2 Peter 1
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Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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because I know that this tent will soon be laid aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
2 Peter 2
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Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawlessRead from KJV · The Lord Knoweth How to Deliver the Godly
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(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—Read from KJV · The Lord Knoweth How to Deliver the Godly
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if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet
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It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.Read from KJV · Marks of a False Prophet
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Of them the proverbs are true: "A dog returns to its vomit," and, "A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud."Read from KJV · Marks of a True Prophet