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2 Peter 2:17

These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

KJV

οὗτοί εἰσιν πηγαὶ ἄνυδροι καὶ ὁμίχλαι ὑπὸ λαίλαπος ἐλαυνόμεναι, οἷς ὁ ζόφος τοῦ σκότους τετήρηται.

Greek NT

Hi sunt fontes sine aqua, et nebulæ turbinibus exagitatæ, quibus caligo tenebrarum reservatur.

Vulgate

These are springs without water, and mists driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness hath been reserved.

ASV

These are fountains without water and clouds tossed with whirlwinds, to whom the mist of darkness is reserved.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
ζόφος
zophos
noun · 5×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λαῖλαψ
lailaps
noun · 3×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πηγή
pege
noun · 11×
σκότος
skotos
noun · 31×
τηρέω
tereo
verb · 71×
ἀχλύς
achlus
noun · 2×
ἄνυδρος
anudros
adjective · 4×
ἐλαύνω
elauno
verb · 5×
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑπό
upo
preposition · 221×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: καὶ ὁμίχλαι | WH/Treg/NIV: καὶ ὁμίχλαι | RP: νεφέλαι
  • καὶ ὁμίχλαιSBLGNT
  • καὶ ὁμίχλαιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • νεφέλαιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: σκότους | WH/Treg/NIV: σκότους | RP: + εἰς αἰῶνα
  • σκότουςSBLGNT
  • σκότουςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + εἰς αἰῶναRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 2:9 — He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
  • Acts 13:11 — And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to
  • Eph 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
  • Exod 10:21 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
  • Jer 2:13 — For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
  • Jer 14:3 — And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads
  • Jer 23:36 — And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.
  • John 8:12 — Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
  • Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,
  • Jude 1:12 — These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit,
  • Jude 1:13 — Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
  • Matt 8:12 — But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Matt 22:13 — Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
  • Phil 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
  • Ps 105:28 — He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.