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receiving the wages of unrighteousness; people who count it pleasure to revel in the day-time, spots and blemishes, reveling in their deceit while they feast with you;

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Sin's Inevitable Paycheck

Commentators highlight a wordplay in the original Greek: the false teachers will be paid back with harm as the 'wage' for the harm they have done. Their pursuit of unrighteous gain will ironically result in their own suffering. This serves as a stark reminder of God's ultimate and perfect justice, where sin carries its own destructive consequence.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On 2 Peter 2:13

18th Century

Theologian

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

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AT Robertson

AT Robertson

On 2 Peter 2:13

Suffering wrong (αδικουμενο). Present middle or passive participle of αδικεω to do wrong. So Aleph B P, but A C K L have κομιουμεν…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Peter 2:13

19th Century

Bishop

And shall receive. This literally means about to receive (as they are). (Compare to 1 Peter 1:9; [Re…

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Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

On 2 Peter 2:13

“They will be paid back with harm for the harm they have done” preserves a word play in Greek that is quite characteristic of Peter’s style in this…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On 2 Peter 2:13

16th Century

Theologian

Count it pleasure: as if he had said, “They place their happiness in their present enjoyments.” We know that humans excel brute animals in…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Peter 2:13

17th Century

Pastor

And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness
Due punishment, both in body and soul, for all their injustice to Go…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Peter 2:10–16

17th Century

Minister

Impure seducers and their abandoned followers give themselves up to their own fleshly minds. Refusing to bring every thought to the obedience of Ch…