2 Peter 2:17
2 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 2
“These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.”2 Peter 2:17
What Does 2 Peter 2:17 Mean?
2 Peter 2:17 is found in the book of 2 Peter, chapter 2, verse 17 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Heaven & Hell, and Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Peter 2:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 8:12“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”Jude 1:12“These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;”Jude 1:13“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.”Jeremiah 2:13“For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.”Matthew 8:12“But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”Exodus 10:21“And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.”Jeremiah 14:3“And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.”Matthew 22:13“Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”Ephesians 4:14“That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;”1 Samuel 2:9“He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.”Job 6:14“To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.”Psalms 105:28“He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word.”Jeremiah 23:36“And the burden of the LORD shall ye mention no more: for every man’s word shall be his burden; for ye have perverted the words of the living God, of the LORD of hosts our God.”Hosea 6:4“O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.”Matthew 25:30“And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”Acts 13:11“And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.”Philippians 3:19“Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)”2 Peter 2:4“For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;”Jude 1:6“And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.”Job 15:30“He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.”
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