Skip to content

2 Peter 2:3-6 True and False Teachers

3 In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.

4 For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them to hell, putting them into gloomy dungeons to be held for judgment;

5 if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;

6 if he condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah by burning them to ashes, and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly;

Cross References for 2 Peter 2:3-6

Proverbs 16:4 - The Lord works out everything for his own ends— even the wicked for a day of disaster. Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 16:4

1 Thessalonians 5:3 - While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor p... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:3

Malachi 1:10 - “Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would not light useless fires on ... Click to read the verse Malachi 1:10 Click to read the verse Malachi 1:10

Jude 1:11 - Woe to them! They have taken the way of Cain; they have rushed for profit into Balaam’s error; ... Click to read the verse Jude 1:11 Click to read the verse Jude 1:11

2 Peter 2:14 - With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14

Jeremiah 51:13 - You who live by many waters and are rich in treasures, your end has come, the time for you to b... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 51:13

2 Peter 2:9 - if this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighte... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:9 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:9

Habakkuk 2:3 - For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Tho... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:3 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 2:3

1 Timothy 6:9 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9

Jude 1:7 - In a similar way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns gave themselves up to sexual imm... Click to read the verse Jude 1:7 Click to read the verse Jude 1:7

Habakkuk 3:3 - God came from Teman, the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah His glory covered the heavens and his... Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:3 Click to read the verse Habakkuk 3:3

Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has ... Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:5 Click to read the verse Hebrews 13:5

Titus 1:11 - They must be silenced, because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought ... Click to read the verse Titus 1:11 Click to read the verse Titus 1:11

1 Thessalonians 2:5 - You know we never used flattery, nor did we put on a mask to cover up greed—God is our witness. Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 2:5 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 2:5

Matthew 26:15 - and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?” So they counted out for... Click to read the verse Matthew 26:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 26:15

Proverbs 30:15 - “The leech has two daughters. ‘Give! Give!’ they cry. “There are three things that are never sa... Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:15 Click to read the verse Proverbs 30:15

Ephesians 5:3 - But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, o... Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3

John 2:16 - To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn my Father’s house in... Click to read the verse John 2:16 Click to read the verse John 2:16

Revelation 18:13 - cargoes of cinnamon and spice, of incense, myrrh and frankincense, of wine and olive oil, of fi... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:13 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:13

Luke 20:20 - Paying Taxes to Caesar Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be hones... Click to read the verse Luke 20:20 Click to read the verse Luke 20:20

Deuteronomy 32:35 - It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is ... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:35 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 32:35

2 Kings 5:27 - Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi went from Elis... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:27 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:27

1 Peter 2:8 - and, “A stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:8 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:8

Psalms 66:3 - Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before... Click to read the verse Psalms 66:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 66:3

Job 24:1 - “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for... Click to read the verse Job 24:1 Click to read the verse Job 24:1

Romans 9:22 - What if God, choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the ... Click to read the verse Romans 9:22 Click to read the verse Romans 9:22

Jude 1:4 - For certain men whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among yo... Click to read the verse Jude 1:4 Click to read the verse Jude 1:4

Job 34:20 - They die in an instant, in the middle of the night; the people are shaken and they pass away; t... Click to read the verse Job 34:20 Click to read the verse Job 34:20

2 Peter 2:1 - False Teachers and Their Destruction But there were also false prophets among the people, just ... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:1 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:1

Luke 12:15 - Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life doe... Click to read the verse Luke 12:15 Click to read the verse Luke 12:15

Micah 3:11 - Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets tell fortunes fo... Click to read the verse Micah 3:11 Click to read the verse Micah 3:11

1 Timothy 3:3 - not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:3

2 Peter 2:14-15 - With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14-15 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14-15

Philippians 3:19 - Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Th... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:19 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:19

Psalms 81:15 - Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever. Click to read the verse Psalms 81:15 Click to read the verse Psalms 81:15

Jeremiah 22:17 - “But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:17 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:17

Isaiah 57:17 - I was enraged by his sinful greed; I punished him, and hid my face in anger, yet he kept on in ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:17 Click to read the verse Isaiah 57:17

Psalms 119:36 - Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:36 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:36

Deuteronomy 24:17 - Do not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 24:17

Joshua 8:14 - When the king of Ai saw this, he and all the men of the city hurried out early in the morning t... Click to read the verse Joshua 8:14 Click to read the verse Joshua 8:14

Hosea 4:8 - They feed on the sins of my people and relish their wickedness. Click to read the verse Hosea 4:8 Click to read the verse Hosea 4:8

Titus 1:7 - Since an overseer is entrusted with God’s work, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick... Click to read the verse Titus 1:7 Click to read the verse Titus 1:7

1 Timothy 3:8 - Deacons, likewise, are to be men worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and no... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:8 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 3:8

1 Timothy 6:5 - and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who th... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:5 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:5

Jeremiah 6:13 - “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all pract... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:13 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:13

1 Peter 5:2 - Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:2 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 5:2

Acts 16:16 - Paul and Silas in Prison Once when we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave... Click to read the verse Acts 16:16 Click to read the verse Acts 16:16

Ezekiel 13:19 - You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:19 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 13:19

Isaiah 56:11 - They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack unders... Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 56:11

Romans 16:18 - For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and fl... Click to read the verse Romans 16:18 Click to read the verse Romans 16:18

Numbers 22:19 - Now stay here tonight as the others did, and I will find out what else the Lord will tell me.” Click to read the verse Numbers 22:19 Click to read the verse Numbers 22:19

Ecclesiastes 8:13 - Yet because the wicked do not fear God, it will not go well with them, and their days will not ... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:13 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:13

Jeremiah 14:18 - If I go into the country, I see those slain by the sword; if I go into the city, I see the rava... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:18 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 14:18

Jeremiah 8:10 - Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least t... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:10 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 8:10

Luke 18:8 - I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes,... Click to read the verse Luke 18:8 Click to read the verse Luke 18:8

Jeremiah 17:11 - Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is the man who gains riches by unjust means. ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:11

Isaiah 60:22 - The least of you will become a thousand, the smallest a mighty nation. I am the Lord; in its ti... Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 60:22

Isaiah 5:19 - to those who say, “Let God hurry, let him hasten his work so we may see it. Let it approach, le... Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:19 Click to read the verse Isaiah 5:19

2 Peter 1:16 - We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our ... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 1:16 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 1:16

Psalms 18:44 - As soon as they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cringe before me. Click to read the verse Psalms 18:44 Click to read the verse Psalms 18:44

2 Samuel 15:6 - Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king asking for justice, ... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 15:6 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 15:6

Judges 18:20 - Then the priest was glad. He took the ephod, the other household gods and the carved image and ... Click to read the verse Judges 18:20 Click to read the verse Judges 18:20

Judges 18:4 - He told them what Micah had done for him, and said, “He has hired me and I am his priest.” Click to read the verse Judges 18:4 Click to read the verse Judges 18:4

Proverbs 28:21 - To show partiality is not good— yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:21 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:21

Ezekiel 34:2 - “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy and say to them: ‘This is what ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 34:2 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 34:2

Proverbs 1:19 - Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it. Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:19 Click to read the verse Proverbs 1:19

Galatians 4:17 - Those people are zealous to win you over, but for no good. What they want is to alienate you fr... Click to read the verse Galatians 4:17 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:17

2 Corinthians 4:5 - For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Je... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:5 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 4:5

1 Kings 14:14 - “The Lord will raise up for himself a king over Israel who will cut off the family of Jeroboam.... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:14 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 14:14

2 Corinthians 2:17 - Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we spea... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:17 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 2:17

Jeremiah 48:16 - “The fall of Moab is at hand; her calamity will come quickly. Click to read the verse Jeremiah 48:16 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 48:16

Nehemiah 6:12 - I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 6:12 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 6:12

Zephaniah 1:14 - The Great Day of the Lord “The great day of the Lord is near— near and coming quickly. Listen! ... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:14 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 1:14

Job 6:27 - You would even cast lots for the fatherless and barter away your friend. Click to read the verse Job 6:27 Click to read the verse Job 6:27

Job 18:12 - Calamity is hungry for him; disaster is ready for him when he falls. Click to read the verse Job 18:12 Click to read the verse Job 18:12

1 Thessalonians 5:9 - For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:9 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:9

Jude 1:15 - to judge everyone, and to convict all the ungodly of all the ungodly acts they have done in the... Click to read the verse Jude 1:15 Click to read the verse Jude 1:15

Luke 22:5 - They were delighted and agreed to give him money. Click to read the verse Luke 22:5 Click to read the verse Luke 22:5

Proverbs 21:6 - A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 21:6

John 10:12 - The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he aban... Click to read the verse John 10:12 Click to read the verse John 10:12

2 Timothy 3:2 - People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to ... Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:2 Click to read the verse 2 Timothy 3:2

Isaiah 30:13-14 - this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in... Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:13-14 Click to read the verse Isaiah 30:13-14

Ezekiel 22:3 - and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O city that brings on herself doom by shedding ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 22:3

Philippians 4:17 - Not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for what may be credited to your account. Click to read the verse Philippians 4:17 Click to read the verse Philippians 4:17

2 Corinthians 11:15 - It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end ... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:15 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 11:15

Revelation 18:11 - “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any ... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:11 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:11

Isaiah 13:22 - Hyenas will howl in her strongholds, jackals in her luxurious palaces. Her time is at hand, and... Click to read the verse Isaiah 13:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 13:22

Revelation 18:11-13 - “The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes any ... Click to read the verse Revelation 18:11-13 Click to read the verse Revelation 18:11-13

Zechariah 5:2 - He asked me, “What do you see?” I answered, “I see a flying scroll, thirty feet long and fiftee... Click to read the verse Zechariah 5:2 Click to read the verse Zechariah 5:2

Zechariah 11:5 - Their buyers slaughter them and go unpunished. Those who sell them say, ‘Praise the Lord, I am ... Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:5 Click to read the verse Zechariah 11:5

John 10:1 - The Shepherd and His Flock “I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by t... Click to read the verse John 10:1 Click to read the verse John 10:1

Luke 22:47 - Jesus Arrested While he was still speaking a crowd came up, and the man who was called Judas, o... Click to read the verse Luke 22:47 Click to read the verse Luke 22:47

2 Thessalonians 2:12 - and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedn... Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 2:12 Click to read the verse 2 Thessalonians 2:12

Luke 22:22 - The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him.” Click to read the verse Luke 22:22 Click to read the verse Luke 22:22

Acts 19:25 - He called them together, along with the workmen in related trades, and said: “Men, you know we ... Click to read the verse Acts 19:25 Click to read the verse Acts 19:25

Acts 24:26 - At the same time he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe, so he sent for him frequently... Click to read the verse Acts 24:26 Click to read the verse Acts 24:26

2 Corinthians 12:17-18 - Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent you? Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:17-18 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 12:17-18