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the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment to the day of judgment;
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but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
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whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don`t bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.
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But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, speaking evil in matters about which they are ignorant, will in their destroying surely be destroyed,
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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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having eyes full of adultery, and who can`t cease from sin; enticing unsettled souls; having a heart trained in greed; children of cursing;
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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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but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with man`s voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
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These are wells without water, clouds driven by a storm; for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.