2 Peter 2:10 meaning and explanation

Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.

2 Peter 2:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Peter has just said that the Lord knows how to hold the unrighteous for judgment (verse 9), and here he names the kind of conduct that draws that judgment. The false teachers of his day, who denied the Master and exploited believers, are marked by three things: they indulge corrupt fleshly desires, they despise authority, and they slander glorious beings, likely angelic powers.

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