Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Peter 2:12

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12. ( :- ). But —In contrast to the "angels," 2 Peter 2:11 . brute — Greek, "irrational." In contrast to angels that "excel in strength." beasts — Greek, "animals" (compare 2 Peter 2:11- : ). natural —transposed in the oldest manuscripts, "born natural," that is, born naturally so: being in their very nature (that is, naturally) as such (irrational animals), born to be taken and destroyed ( Greek, "unto capture and destruction," or corruption, see on 2 Peter 2:11- : ; compare end of this verse, "shall perish," literally, "shall be corrupted," in their own corruption. 2 Peter 2:11- : , naturally . . . corrupt themselves," and so destroy themselves; for one and the same Greek word expresses corruption, the seed, and destruction, the developed fruit). speak evil of — Greek, " in the case of things which they understand not." Compare the same presumption, the parent of subsequent Gnostic error, producing an opposite, though kindred, error, the worshipping of good angels": Colossians 2:18 , " intruding into those things which he hath not seen. " return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2pe-2-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/2pe-2-12

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological