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And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. |
By covetousness they will exploit you with deceptive words; for a long time their judgment has not been idle, and their destruction does not slumber. |
and in their greed they will exploit you with false words; their judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep. |
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In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping. |
And in their covetousness (lust, greed) they will exploit you with false (cunning) arguments. From of old the sentence [of condemnation] for them has not been idle; their destruction (eternal misery) has not been asleep. |
And in the sphere of covetousness, with fabricated words they will exploit you, for whom from ancient times their judgment has not been idle [i.e., it is being prepared], and their destruction is not sleeping. |
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In their lust to make converts these men will try to exploit you too with their bogus arguments. But judgment has been for some time hard on their heels and their downfall is inevitable. |
In their greed they will exploit you with messages manufactured by themselves. From of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction has not been slumbering. |
And 2532 through 1722 covetousness 4124 shall they with feigned 4112 words 3056 make merchandise 1710 of you: 5209 whose 3739 judgment 2917 now of a long time 1597 lingereth 691 not, 3756 and 2532 their 846 damnation 684 slumbereth 3573 not. 3756 |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
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