2 Petrus 2:10

2:10 especially those who indulge their fleshly desires ¹  and who despise authority.

Brazen and insolent, ²  they are not afraid to insult ³  the glorious ones, ⁴ 

2 Petrus 3:2

3:2 I want you to recall ⁵  both ⁶  the predictions ⁷  foretold by the holy prophets and the commandment of the Lord and Savior through your apostles. ⁸ 

[2:10]  ¹ tn Grk “those who go after the flesh in [its] lust.”

[2:10]  ² tn There is no “and” in Greek; it is supplied for the sake of English convention.

[2:10]  ³ tn The translation takes βλασφημοῦντες (blasfhmounte") as an adverbial participle of purpose, as most translations do. However, it is also possible to see this temporally (thus, “they do not tremble when they blaspheme”).

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Δόξας (doxas) almost certainly refers to angelic beings rather than mere human authorities, though it is difficult to tell whether good or bad angels are in view. Verse 11 seems to suggest that wicked angels is what the author intends.

[3:2]  ⁵ tn Grk “to remember.” “I want you” is supplied to smooth out the English. The Greek infinitive is subordinate to the previous clause.

[3:2]  ⁶ tn “Both” is not in Greek; it is supplied to show more clearly that there are two objects of the infinitive “to remember” – predictions and commandment.

[3:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “words.” In conjunction with πρόειπον (proeipon), however, the meaning of the construction is that the prophets uttered prophecies.

[3:2]  ⁸ sn Holy prophets…apostles. The first chapter demonstrated that the OT prophets were trustworthy guides (1:19-21) and that the NT apostles were also authoritative (1:16-18). Now, using the same catch phrase found in the Greek text of 1:20 (τοῦτο πρῶτον γινώσκοντες, touto prwton ginwskontes), Peter points to specific prophecies of the prophets as an argument against the false teachers.