2 Peter 2:18

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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.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
World English Bible (WEB)
For{G1063} when they speak{G5350}{(G5726)} great swelling{G5246} words of vanity{G3153}, they allure{G1185}{(G5719)} through{G1722} the lusts{G1939} of the flesh{G4561}, through much wantonness{G766}, those that were clean{G3689} escaped{G668}{(G5631)} from them who live{G390}{(G5746)} in{G1722} error{G4106}.
Strong's King James
(18) For speaking pompous emptiness, they lure in the fleshly lustful desires of sensual ones who are barely escaping, living in deception.
The F.O.G
[18] They speak empty, boastful words and use the lure of lustful physical pleasures to entice people who are just escaping from those who live in error.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
for overswellings of vanity speaking, they do entice in desires of the flesh—lasciviousnesses, those who had truly escaped from those conducting themselves in error,
Young's Literal Translation

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