18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
2 Peter 2:18
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2 Peter 2:2–4
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2 Timothy 3:5–7
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Romans 16:17–19
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2 Peter 2:9–11
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Jude 1:15–17
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Jude 1:7–9
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