2 Peter 2:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Peter 2:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Peter 2:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Peter 2:17 — KJV
“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 (KJV)
2 Peter 2:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Peter
2 Peter is a dying apostle's reminder service: God's divine power has already given us everything needed for life and godliness through precious promises. It warns against scoffers and false teachers, explains the Lord's patience — not slow but not willing that any perish — and calls us to grow in grace.
Cross-References for 2 Peter 2:17
“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;”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 2:17: these, without, water
“Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 2:17: these, carried, whom
“These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 2:17: these, carried, whom
“Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 2:17: whom, darkness, reserved
“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”
Shares key themes with 2 Peter 2:17: without, water, darkness
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