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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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The Way of Balaam: Greed
Commentators explain that the "way of Balaam" refers to prostituting spiritual gifts or a teaching position for financial gain. Like the prophet Balaam, who was willing to curse God's people for money, these false teachers were motivated by greed. They had abandoned the "right way" of integrity for a crooked path of covetousness.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Which have forsaken the right way. The straight path of honesty and integrity. Religion is often represented as a straight path, and to do…
Forsaking (καταλειποντες). Present active participle of καταλειπω (continually leaving) or καταλιποντες (second aorist active), ha…
19th Century
Anglican
The right way. (Compare to Acts 13:10.) In the Shepherd of Hermas (I. Vis. III. vii. 1) we have, “Who have belie…
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The false teachers resemble Balaam, the son of Beor, in that Balaam loved money and was willing to pursue it instead of obeying God ([Reference Num…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Which have forsaken the right way The right way of the Lord, the way of truth, the Gospel of truth; or Christ, who i…
Impure seducers and their abandoned followers give themselves up to their own fleshly minds. Refusing to bring every thought to the obedience of Ch…
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