⁴For certain persons have ^acrept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand ¹^bmarked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn ^cthe grace of our God into ^dlicentiousness and ^edeny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

⁵Now I desire to ^aremind you, though ^byou know all things once for all, that ¹the Lord, ^cafter saving a people out of the land of Egypt, ²subsequently destroyed those who did not believe.

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Footnotes

1Or written about … long ago
1Two early mss read Jesus
2Lit the second time

Cross references

a Gal 2:4; 2 Tim 3:6
b 1 Pet 2:8
c Acts 11:23
d 2 Pet 2:7
e 2 Tim 2:12; Titus 1:16; 2 Pet 2:1; 1 John 2:22
a 2 Pet 1:12f; 3:1f
b 1 John 2:20
c Ex 12:51; 1 Cor 10:5–10; Heb 3:16f

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For certain individuals whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord.

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.

Now I want to remind you, although you came to know all these things once and for all, that Jesus saved a people out of Egypt and later destroyed those who did not believe;

NLTNew Living Translation

I say this because some ungodly people have wormed their way into your churches, saying that God’s marvelous grace allows us to live immoral lives. The condemnation of such people was recorded long ago, for they have denied our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

So I want to remind you, though you already know these things, that Jesus first rescued the nation of Israel from Egypt, but later he destroyed those who did not remain faithful.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For certain men have slipped in stealthily, who were designated long ago for this condemnation, ungodly ones, who change the grace of our God into licentiousness and who deny our only Master and Lord Jesus Christ.

Now I want to remind you, although you know everything once and for all, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, the second time destroyed those who did not believe.

KJV 1900King James Version

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

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