Treasury of Scripture Knowledge As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. in all. 1 Peter 1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia, elect, speaking. Romans 8:1-39 There is now therefore no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, who walk not according to the flesh. . . . 1 Corinthians 15:1-58 Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received and wherein you stand. . . . 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:28 For the rest therefore, brethren, pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus that, as you have received from us, how you ought to walk and to please God, so also you would walk, that you may abound the more. . . . 2 Kings 1:1-18 And Moab rebelled against Israel, after the death of Achab. . . . hard. 1 Kings 10:1 And the queen of Saba having heard of the fame of Solomon in the name of the Lord, came to try him with hard questions. Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear. unstable. 2 Peter 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls: having their heart exercised with covetousness: children of malediction. Genesis 49:4 Thou art poured out as water, grow thou not; because thou wentest up to thy father's bed, and didst defile his couch. 2 Timothy 3:5-7 Having an appearance indeed of godliness but denying the power thereof. Now these avoid. . . . James 1:8 A double minded man is inconstant in all his ways. wrest. Exodus 23:2,6 Thou shalt not follow the multitude to do evil: neither shalt thou yield in judgment, to the opinion of the most part, to stray from the truth. . . . Deuteronomy 16:19 And not go aside to either part. Thou shalt not accept person nor gifts: for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and change the words of the just. Psalm 56:5 All the day long they detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil. Habakkuk 1:4 Therefore the law is torn in pieces, and judgment cometh not to the end: because the wicked prevaileth against the just, therefore wrong judgment goeth forth. the other. Jeremiah 23:36 And the burden of the Lord shall be mentioned no more, for every man's word shall be his burden: for you have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. Matthew 15:3,6 But he answering, said to them: Why do you also transgress the commandment of God for your tradition? For God said: . . . Matthew 22:29 And Jesus answering, said to them: You err, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. unto their own. 2 Peter 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers who shall bring in sects of perdition and deny the Lord who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction. Philippians 3:19 Whose end is destruction: whose God is their belly: and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things. 1 Peter 2:8 And a stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal, to them who stumble at the word, neither do believe, whereunto also they are set. Jude 1:4 For certain men are secretly entered in (who were written of long ago unto this judgment), ungodly men, turning the grace of our Lord God into riotousness and denying the only sovereign Ruler and our Lord Jesus Christ. Context Final Exhortations…15And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation: as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you: 16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. 17You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness.… Cross References Psalm 56:5 All the day long they detested my words: all their thoughts were against me unto evil. Jeremiah 23:36 And the burden of the Lord shall be mentioned no more, for every man's word shall be his burden: for you have perverted the words of the living God, of the Lord of hosts our God. Hebrews 5:11 Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered: because you are become weak to hear. 2 Peter 2:14 Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls: having their heart exercised with covetousness: children of malediction. 2 Peter 3:2 That you may be mindful of those words which I told you before from the holy prophet and of your apostles, of the precepts of the Lord and Saviour. 2 Peter 3:14 Wherefore, dearly beloved, waiting for these things, be diligent that you may be found before him unspotted and blameless in peace. Lexicon [ He writes ] this wayὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. all πάσαις (pasais) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. [his] ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. letters, ἐπιστολαῖς (epistolais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1992: A letter, dispatch, epistle, message. From epistello; a written message. speaking λαλῶν (lalōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. them αὐταῖς (autais) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. about περὶ (peri) Preposition Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. [such matters]. τούτων (toutōn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it. Some [parts] τινα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. of ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [his letters] αἷς (hais) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. are ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. hard to understand, δυσνόητά (dysnoēta) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 1425: Hard to understand. From dus- and a derivative of noieo; difficult of perception. which ἃ (ha) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that. ignorant ἀμαθεῖς (amatheis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 261: Unlearned, ignorant. Ignorant. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. unstable [people] ἀστήρικτοι (astēriktoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 793: (lit: unpropped), unsteady, unstable, unsettled. Unfixed, i.e. vacillating. distort, στρεβλοῦσιν (streblousin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 4761: From a derivative of strepho; to wrench, i.e., to torture, but only figuratively, to pervert. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. [they do] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. the τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. rest of λοιπὰς (loipas) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 3062: Left, left behind, the remainder, the rest, the others. Masculine plural of a derivative of leipo; remaining ones. [the] Scriptures, γραφὰς (graphas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Strong's Greek 1124: (a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures. A document, i.e. Holy Writ. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. own ἰδίαν (idian) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate. destruction. ἀπώλειαν (apōleian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 684: Destruction, ruin, loss, perishing; eternal ruin. From a presumed derivative of apollumi; ruin or loss. Additional Translations He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction. as also in all the letters, speaking in them concerning these things, among which some things are difficult to be understood, which the ignorant and unestablished distort to their own destruction, as also the other Scriptures. As also in all his letters, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. as also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of these things; among which some things are hard to be understood, which the untaught and ill-established wrest, as also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; wherein are some things hard to be understood, which the ignorant and unstedfast wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. That is what he says in all his letters, when speaking in them of these things. In those letters there are some statements hard to understand, which ill-taught and unprincipled people pervert, just as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own ruin. as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction. as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction. 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