2 Peter 2:18

For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

Cross-reference

2 Peter 2:20 shows the tragic result of the enticement in v18—those who escape are entangled again, worsening their state.

In 2 Peter 2:14, the same false teachers entice with eyes full of adultery—a direct parallel to their sensual enticement here.

2 Peter 1:4 Contrast

2 Peter 1:4 offers true escape from corruption through divine promises, contrasting with false teachers who lure people back into sin.

2 Peter 3:17 warns believers not to be carried away by lawless people—applying the danger of enticement described here to the audience.

2 Peter 1:9 Parallel

In 2 Peter 1:9, spiritual blindness from forgetting cleansing parallels those 'barely escaping' here—vulnerable to deception due to lack of growth.

Jude 1:16 Parallel

Jude 1:16 directly parallels the boastful and sensually driven behavior of false teachers, using nearly identical language.

Acts 20:30 Parallel

Acts 20:30 warns that false teachers will distort truth to draw away disciples — directly paralleling the enticement by empty boasts here.

1 Samuel 2:24 Related theme

1 Samuel 2:24 describes Eli's sons causing Israel to sin — parallels leaders leading others astray through immoral behavior.

Romans 16:18 warns of false teachers using smooth talk and appealing to appetites to deceive — identical to the enticement here.

1 Corinthians 2:4 contrasts Paul's preaching without persuasive words — opposite of the arrogant, empty boasts of these false teachers.

Ephesians 4:14 warns against being tossed by cunning deception — the very craftiness 2 Peter's false teachers use with swelling words.

Philippians 3:19 says false teachers' 'god is their belly' — directly echoing the fleshly lusts 2 Peter says they use to allure.

1 Timothy 6:4 describes pride and word-strife — mirroring the arrogant speech of false teachers in 2 Peter 2:18.

2 Timothy 2:16 warns against vain babblings — directly parallel to the 'great swelling words of vanity' in 2 Peter 2:18.

2 Timothy 3:2 lists boasters and proud among end-time sinners — characterizing the false teachers in 2 Peter 2:18.

2 Timothy 3:6 describes false teachers leading captive vulnerable women — same predatory pattern as the enticement in 2 Peter 2:18.

James 3:5 Parallel

In James 3:5, the tongue boasts greatly—a parallel to the false teachers' loud boasts here, showing the destructive power of arrogant speech.

1 John 2:16 Parallel

1 John 2:16 lists lust of flesh and pride—matching the sensual passions and boasts here, identifying them as worldly desires.

Numbers 25:18 recounts Midianites' seduction at Peor — direct parallel to false teachers alluring through fleshly lusts.

Psalm 12:3 Parallel

Psalm 12:3 condemns flattering lips and a double heart — directly mirrors the 'great swelling words' of false teachers.

Matthew 7:15 warns about false prophets in sheep's clothing—a direct parallel to the deceptive false teachers here.

Psalm 17:10 Related theme

Psalm 17:10 describes the wicked speaking proudly — echoes the arrogant speech of false teachers.

Proverbs 12:26 says the wicked seduce others — direct parallel to false teachers enticing the unstable.

Isaiah 5:20 Parallel

Isaiah 5:20 condemns calling evil good, which false teachers do by presenting lust as acceptable.

Jeremiah 6:14 describes false prophets saying 'Peace' when there is none, similar to false teachers' empty promises.

Jeremiah 23:36 rebukes perverting God's words, just as false teachers speak swelling vanity instead of truth.

Ezekiel 13:6 condemns false prophets seeing vanity, echoing the false teachers' empty, self-serving words.

Ezekiel 13:22 exposes lies that discourage the righteous and strengthen the wicked, paralleling false teachers' tactics.

Ezekiel 18:24 describes a righteous person turning to iniquity, the very outcome false teachers produce.

Acts 5:36 Parallel

Acts 5:36 describes Theudas, a false leader with empty boasts whose movement failed — mirroring the fate of these arrogant false teachers.

In Psalm 52:1-3, the boasting of evil and deceitful tongue parallels the false teachers' loud boasts of folly and enticement.

1 Thessalonians 2:5 shows Paul refusing flattering words — contrasting with false teachers' enticing speech in 2 Peter 2:18.

Colossians 3:8 commands believers to put away filthy speech — contrasting with the arrogant words of false teachers in 2 Peter 2:18.

Ephesians 4:29 commands edifying speech instead of corrupt talk — contrasting the empty, boastful words of 2 Peter's false teachers.

Galatians 4:17 describes false teachers zealously courting followers for wrong motives — mirroring the deceptive persuasion in 2 Peter.

2 Corinthians 12:21 mourns unrepented lasciviousness — the same fleshly lusts false teachers in 2 Peter use to entice believers.

Revelation 13:6 Related theme

Revelation 13:6 specifies blasphemy against God from the beast's mouth, similar to false teachers' arrogant boasts but more explicitly against God.

Ephesians 5:4 condemns foolish talking and coarse jesting — parallel to the vain, unwholesome speech of 2 Peter's false teachers.

Revelation 13:5 describes a beast with a mouth uttering haughty words, echoing the boastful speech of false teachers in a different context.

Luke 6:26 Parallel

Luke 6:26 pronounces woe when everyone speaks well of you, as false prophets—parallels the false teachers' seductive speech gaining approval.

Acts 8:9 Parallel

Acts 8:9 describes Simon Magus boasting that he was someone great — a parallel to the false teachers' loud boasts of folly.

Romans 1:30 Parallel

Romans 1:30 lists 'arrogant and boastful' as traits of the ungodly — same sin displayed in these false teachers' empty boasts.

Romans 13:13 warns against sensuality, the same vice false teachers use to entice, providing a moral contrast to their behavior.

Psalm 73:8 Parallel

Psalm 73:8 depicts scoffing and arrogant speech — similar to the false teachers' boastful and enticing words here.

Psalm 73:9 Parallel

Psalm 73:9 describes arrogant speech against heaven — a pattern of pride akin to the false teachers' boastful utterances.

Daniel 11:36 describes a king exalting himself and speaking arrogantly against God — similar to the false teachers' boastful pride.

Daniel 4:30 Parallel

Daniel 4:30 records Nebuchadnezzar's boast of his own greatness — a parallel to the false teachers' proud boasts of folly.

Ephesians 2:3 describes our former life of fleshly lusts — the same sinful desires 2 Peter's false teachers exploit to lure believers back.

Ezekiel 35:13 describes Edom boasting against God—parallel to the arrogant speech of false teachers here.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 depicts the man of lawlessness exalting himself against God — a pattern of arrogant boasting seen here.