2 Peter 2:12
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“But 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;”
οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
γεννάω
they were born
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γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
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ὅς
what
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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φθείρω
will be destroyed
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φθείρω
properly, to shrivel or wither, i.e. to spoil (by any process) or (generally) to ruin (especially figuratively, by moral influences, to deprave)
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φθορά
destruction
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φθορά
decay, i.e. ruin (spontaneous or inflicted, literally or figuratively)
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φυσικός
as creatures of instinct
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φυσικός
"physical", i.e. (by implication) instinctive
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ζῶον
animals
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ζῶον
a live thing, i.e. an animal
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