2 Peter 2:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 2:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καταλείποντες
kataleípō
G2641
to leave behind
εὐθεῖαν
euthýs
G2117
straight
ὁδὸν
hodós
G3598
way
ἐπλανήθησαν
planáō
G4105
to lead astray
ἐξακολουθήσαντες
exakolouthéō
G1811
to follow
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
ὁδῷ
hodós
G3598
way
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Βαλαὰμ
Balaám
G903
Balaam
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
Βοσόρ
Bosór
G1007
Beor
ὃς
hós
G3739
who
μισθὸν
misthós
G3408
wages
ἀδικίας
adikía
G93
injustice
ἠγάπησεν
agapáō
G25
to love
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World English Bible Public Domain
forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing;
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King James Version Public Domain
Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Abandoning the straight way, they have gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).