Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Peter 2:13

"suffering wrong as the hire of wrong-doing; [men] that count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, revelling in their deceivings while they feast with you;" — 2 Peter 2:13 (ASV)

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness. This refers to the appropriate recompense for their wickedness in the future world.

Such men do not always receive the due recompense for their deeds in this present life. Since it is a great and unchangeable principle that everyone will be treated under God's government as they deserve, or that justice will be rendered to every rational being, it follows that there must be punishment in the future state.

As they that count it pleasure to riot in the day-time. This describes men who are particularly wicked, shameless, and abandoned, for only such people revel in broad daylight (1 Thessalonians 5:7).

Spots they are and blemishes. That is, they are like a dark spot on a pure garment, or like a deformity on an otherwise beautiful person. They are a scandal and disgrace to the Christian profession.

Sporting themselves. The Greek word here means to live delicately or luxuriously; to revel. The idea is not exactly that of sporting, playing, or amusing themselves; rather, it is that they take advantage of their views to live in riot and luxury. Under the guise of the Christian profession, they give indulgence to the most corrupt passions.

With their own deceivings. Jude, in the parallel passage (Jude 1:12), has, "These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you." Several versions and a few manuscripts also read "feasts" here instead of "deceivings" (agapais for apatais).

The common reading, however, is undoubtedly the correct one (see Wetstein, in loco). The meaning is that they took advantage of their false views to turn even the sacred feasts of charity, or perhaps the Lord's Supper itself, into an occasion for sensual indulgence (Compare 1 Corinthians 11:20 and following). The difference between these individuals and those in the church at Corinth seems to have been that these did it intentionally and for the purpose of leading others into sin, whereas those in the church at Corinth erred through ignorance.

While they feast with you. suneuōchoumenoi. This word means for several people to feast together, or to feast with someone. The reference seems to be to some festival celebrated by Christians, where men and women were assembled (2 Peter 2:14), and where they could convert the festival into a scene of riot and disorder. Such an occasion could be provided if the Lord's Supper was celebrated by them as it was at Corinth, or if it was preceded by a "feast of charity" . It would seem probable that a festival of some kind was connected with the observance of the Lord's Supper (see 1 Corinthians 11:21), and that this was converted by these individuals into a scene of riot and disorder.