KJV Easy Read Bible Destructive Doctrines1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among youp, who secretly shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. JUDE 4 | craftily; destructive 2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. destructive, ruinous 3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of youp: whose judgment now of a long time lingers not, and their damnation slumbers not. greed; insincere, false; take advantage Doom of False Teachers4For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved to judgment; shackles 5And 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; GEN 8:18 6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an example to those that after should live ungodly; GEN 19:24 | later 7And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: GEN 19:16 | troubled; conduct, behavior 8(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: trials, testings 10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. authority 11Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord. slanderous Depravity of False Teachers12But 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; like 13And 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 youp; reveling 14Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: a heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: enticing 15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness; NUM 22:5 16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet. NUM 22:23 | voiceless, mute; restrained 17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever. Deceptions of False Teachers18For 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. boastful; unbridled lust; just 19While 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. slaves; enslaved 20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. corruptions 21For 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 to them. 22But it is happened to 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. PROV 26:11 | mud The Trusted King James in an Easy Read Format® is a registered trademarks of Whitaker Corporation. KJVERTM, Word of GodTM, Red Letter OldTM, Old Testament Direct Words of God in RedTM, King James Version Sword BibleTM, and SwordKJVTM are trademarked slogans of Whitaker Corporation. |
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