Pero se levantaron falsos profetas^a entre el pueblo, así como habrá también falsos maestros^b entre vosotros^c, los cuales encubiertamente introducirán^d herejías destructoras^e, negando incluso al Señor^f que los compró^1g, trayendo sobre sí una destrucción repentina. 2 Muchos seguirán su sensualidad^a, y por causa de ellos, el camino de la verdad^b será blasfemado^c; 3 y en su avaricia^a os explotarán^b con palabras falsas^c. El juicio de ellos, desde hace mucho tiempo no está ocioso^d, ni su perdición dormida. 4 Porque si Dios no perdonó a los ángeles cuando pecaron, sino que los arrojó al infierno^a y los entregó a fosos de tinieblas^b, reservados para juicio; 5 si¹ no perdonó al mundo antiguo^a, sino que guardó a Noé, un predicador² de justicia, con otros siete^3b, cuando trajo el diluvio sobre el mundo^c de los impíos; 6 si condenó a la destrucción las ciudades de Sodoma y Gomorra, reduciéndolas a cenizas^a, poniéndolas de ejemplo^b para los que habrían de vivir impíamente después^c; 7 si rescató al justo Lot^a, abrumado por la conducta sensual^b de hombres libertinos^1c 8 (porque ese justo^a, por lo que veía y oía mientras vivía entre ellos, diariamente sentía su alma justa atormentada por sus hechos inicuos), 9 el Señor, entonces, sabe rescatar de tentación¹ a los piadosos^a, y reservar a los injustos bajo castigo para el día del juicio^b, 10 especialmente a los que andan tras la carne en sus deseos corrompidos^a y desprecian la autoridad. Atrevidos y obstinados^b, no tiemblan cuando blasfeman de las majestades angélicas^1c, 11 cuando los ángeles, que son mayores en fuerza y en potencia, no pronuncian juicio injurioso contra ellos^a delante del Señor. 12 Peroestos, como animales irracionales^a, nacidos como criaturas de instinto para ser capturados y destruidos^1b, blasfemando de lo que ignoran, serán también destruidos con la destrucción de esas criaturas², 13 sufriendo el mal como pago de su iniquidad^a. Cuentan por deleite andar en placeres disolutos durante el día^b; son manchas e inmundicias, deleitándose^c en sus engaños¹ mientras banquetean con vosotros^d. 14 Tienen los ojos llenos de adulterio y nunca cesan de pecar; seducen^a a las almas inestables^b; tienen un corazón ejercitado en la avaricia^c; son hijos de maldición^d. 15 Abandonando el camino recto, se han extraviado^a, siguiendo el camino de Balaam, el hijo de Beor^b, quien amó el pago de la iniquidad^c, 16 pero fue reprendido por su transgresión, pues una muda bestia de carga, hablando con voz humana, reprimió la locura del profeta^a. 17 Estos son manantiales sin agua^a, bruma impulsada por una tormenta, para quienes está reservada la oscuridad de las tinieblas^b. 18 Pues hablando con arrogancia^a y vanidad^b, seducen^c mediante deseos carnales, por sensualidad^d, a los que hace poco escaparon^e de los que viven en el error. 19 Les prometen libertad, mientras que ellos mismos son esclavos de la corrupción, pues uno es esclavo de aquello que le ha vencido^a. 20 Porque si después de haber escapado^a de las contaminaciones del mundo por el conocimiento^b de nuestro Señor y Salvador Jesucristo^c, de nuevo son enredados en ellas^d y vencidos, su condición postrera viene a ser peor que la primera^e. 21 Pues hubiera sido mejor para ellos no haber conocido el camino de la justicia, que habiéndolo conocido, apartarse^a del santo mandamiento^b que les fue dado^c. 22 Les ha sucedido a ellos según el proverbio verdadero: EL PERRO VUELVE A SU PROPIO VÓMITO^a, y: La puerca lavada, vuelve a revolcarse en el cieno.

But ^afalse prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be ^bfalse teachers ^camong you, who will ^dsecretly introduce ^edestructive heresies, even ^fdenying the ^gMaster who ^hbought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their ^asensuality, and because of them ^bthe way of the truth will be ^cmaligned; 3 and in their ^agreed they will ^bexploit you with ^cfalse words; ^dtheir judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

4 For ^aif God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and ^bcommitted them to pits of darkness, reserved for judgment; 5 and did not spare ^athe ancient world, but preserved ^bNoah, a ¹preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a ^cflood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He ^acondemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an ^bexample to those who would ^clive ungodly lives thereafter; 7 and if He ^arescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the ^bsensual conduct of ^cunprincipled men 8 (for by what he saw and heard that ^arighteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), 9 ^athen the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from ¹temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the ^bday of judgment, 10 and especially those who ^1aindulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and ^bdespise authority.

Daring, ^cself-willed, they do not tremble when they ^drevile angelic ²majesties, 11 ^awhereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But ^athese, like unreasoning animals, ^bborn as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, reviling where they have no knowledge, will in ¹the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong as ^athe wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to ^brevel in the ^cdaytime. They are stains and blemishes, ^dreveling in their ¹deceptions, as they ^ecarouse with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery that never cease from sin, ^aenticing ^bunstable souls, having a heart trained in ^cgreed, ^daccursed children; 15 forsaking ^athe right way, they have gone astray, having followed ^bthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^cthe wages of unrighteousness; 16 but he received a rebuke for his own transgression, ^afor a mute donkey, speaking with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

17 These are ^asprings without water and mists driven by a storm, ^bfor whom the ¹black darkness has been reserved. 18 For speaking out ^aarrogant words of ^bvanity they ^centice by fleshly desires, by ^dsensuality, those who barely ^eescape from the ones who live in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for ^aby what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20 For if, after they have ^aescaped the defilements of the world by ^bthe knowledge of the ^cLord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again ^dentangled in them and are overcome, ^ethe last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 ^aFor it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from ^bthe holy commandment ^chanded on to them. 22 ¹It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “^aA DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

But ^afalse prophets also appeared among the people, just as there will also be ^bfalse teachers ^camong you, who will ^dsecretly introduce ^edestructive heresies, even ^fdenying the ^gMaster who ^hbought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves. 2 Many will follow their ^aindecent behavior, and because of them ^bthe way of the truth will be ^cmaligned; 3 and in their ^agreed they will ^bexploit you with ^cfalse words; ^dtheir judgment from long ago is not idle, and their destruction is not asleep.

4 For ^aif God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into ¹hell and ^bcommitted them to ²pits of darkness, held for judgment; 5 and did not spare ^athe ancient world, but protected ^bNoah, a ¹preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a ^cflood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He ^acondemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an ^bexample ¹of what is coming for the ^cungodly; 7 and if He ^arescued righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the ^bperverted conduct of ^1cunscrupulous people 8 (for by what he saw and heard that ^arighteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), 9 ^athen the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from ¹a trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the ^bday of judgment, 10 and especially those who ^1aindulge the flesh in its corrupt passion, and ^bdespise ²authority.

³Reckless, ^cself-centered, they ^dspeak abusively of angelic ⁴majesties without trembling, 11 ^awhereas angels who are greater in might and power do not bring a demeaning judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But ^athese, like unreasoning animals, ^bborn as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, using abusive speech where they have no knowledge, will in ¹the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering wrong as ^athe wages of doing wrong. They count it a pleasure to ^brevel in the ^cdaytime. They are stains and blemishes, ^dreveling in their ¹deceptions as they ^efeast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery ¹that never cease from sin, ^aenticing ^bunstable souls, having hearts trained in ^cgreed, ^daccursed children; 15 abandoning ^athe right way, they have gone astray, having followed ^bthe way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved ^cthe ¹reward of unrighteousness; 16 but he received a rebuke for his own offense, ^afor a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.

17 These are ^asprings without water and mists driven by a storm, ^bfor whom the ¹black darkness has been reserved. 18 For, while speaking out ^aarrogant words of no ^bvalue they ^centice by fleshly desires, by ^dindecent behavior, those who barely ^eescape from the ones who live in error, 19 promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for ^aby what anyone is overcome, by this he is enslaved. 20 For if, after they have ^aescaped the defilements of the world by ^bthe knowledge of the ^cLord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again ^dentangled in them and are overcome, ^ethe last state has become worse for them than the first. 21 ^aFor it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from ^bthe holy commandment ^chanded on to them. 22 ¹It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “^aA DOG RETURNS TO ITS OWN VOMIT,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”