1
But
there
were
false
prophets
also
among
the
people,
even
as
there
shall
be
false
teachers
among
you,
who
privily
shall
bring
in
damnable
heresies,
even
denying
the
Lord
that
bought
them,
and
bring
upon
themselves
swift
destruction.
2
And
many
shall
follow
their
pernicious
ways;
by
reason
of
whom
the
way
of
truth
shall
be
evil
spoken
3
And
through
covetousness
shall
they
with
feigned
words
make
merchandise
of
you:
whose
judgment
now
of
a
long
time
lingereth
not,
and
their
damnation
slumbereth
not.
4
For
if
God
spared
not
the
angels
that
sinned,
but
cast
[them]
down
to
hell,
and
delivered
[them]
into
chains
of
darkness,
to
be
reserved
unto
judgment;
5
And
spared
not
the
old
world,
but
saved
Noah
the
eighth
[person],
a
preacher
of
righteousness,
bringing
in
the
flood
upon
the
world
of
the
ungodly;
6
And
turning
the
cities
of
Sodom
and
Gomorrha
into
ashes
condemned
[them]
with
an
overthrow,
making
[them]
an
ensample
unto
those
that
after
should
live
ungodly;
7
And
delivered
just
Lot,
vexed
with
the
filthy
conversation
of
the
wicked:
8
(For
that
righteous
man
dwelling
among
them,
in
seeing
and
hearing,
vexed
[his]
righteous
soul
from
day
to
day
with
[their]
unlawful
deeds;)
9
The
Lord
knoweth
how
to
deliver
the
godly
out
of
temptations,
and
to
reserve
the
unjust
unto
the
day
of
judgment
to
be
punished:
10
But
chiefly
them
that
walk
after
the
flesh
in
the
lust
of
uncleanness,
and
despise
government.
Presumptuous
[are
they],
selfwilled,
they
are
not
afraid
to
speak
evil
of
dignities.
11
Whereas
angels,
which
are
greater
in
power
and
might,
bring
not
railing
accusation
against
them
before
the
Lord.
12
But
these,
as
natural
brute
beasts,
made
to
be
taken
and
destroyed,
speak
evil
of
the
things
that
they
understand
not;
and
shall
utterly
perish
in
their
own
corruption;
13
And
shall
receive
the
reward
of
unrighteousness,
[as]
they
that
count
it
pleasure
to
riot
in
the
day
time.
Spots
[they
are]
and
blemishes,
sporting
themselves
with
their
own
deceivings
while
they
feast
with
you;
14
Having
eyes
full
of
adultery,
and
that
cannot
cease
from
sin;
beguiling
unstable
souls:
an
heart
they
have
exercised
with
covetous
practices;
cursed
children:
15
Which
have
forsaken
the
right
way,
and
are
gone
astray,
following
the
way
of
Balaam
[the
son]
of
Bosor,
who
loved
the
wages
of
unrighteousness;
16
But
was
rebuked
for
his
iniquity:
the
dumb
ass
speaking
with
man’s
voice
forbad
the
madness
of
the
prophet.
17
These
are
wells
without
water,
clouds
that
are
carried
with
a
tempest;
to
whom
the
mist
of
darkness
is
reserved
for
ever.
18
For
when
they
speak
great
swelling
[words]
of
vanity,
they
allure
through
the
lusts
of
the
flesh,
[through
much]
wantonness,
those
that
were
clean
escaped
from
them
who
live
in
error.
19
While
they
promise
them
liberty,
they
themselves
are
the
servants
of
corruption:
for
of
whom
a
man
is
overcome,
of
the
same
is
he
brought
in
bondage.
20
For
if
after
they
have
escaped
the
pollutions
of
the
world
through
the
knowledge
of
the
Lord
and
Saviour
Jesus
Christ,
they
are
again
entangled
therein,
and
overcome,
the
latter
end
is
worse
with
them
than
the
beginning.
21
For
it
had
been
better
for
them
not
to
have
known
the
way
of
righteousness,
than,
after
they
have
known
[it],
to
turn
from
the
holy
commandment
delivered
unto
them.
22
But
it
is
happened
unto
them
according
to
the
true
proverb,
The
dog
[is]
turned
to
his
own
vomit
again;
and
the
sow
that
was
washed
to
her
wallowing
in
the
mire.