Revelation 2:14

14ButἀλλὰI haveἔχωagainstκατὰyouσοῦa few thingsὀλίγα,becauseὅτιyou haveἔχεις[some] thereἐκεῖholdingκρατοῦνταςtheτὴνteachingδιδαχὴνof BalaamΒαλαάμ,whoὃςwould teachἐδίδασκεντῷBalakΒαλὰκto castβαλεῖνa snareσκάνδαλονbeforeἐνώπιονtheτῶνsonsυἱῶνof IsraelἸσραήλ,to eatφαγεῖνthings sacrificed to idolsεἰδωλόθυταandκαὶto commit sexual immoralityπορνεῦσαι·

But I have a few things against you, because you have [some] there holding the teaching of Balaam, who would teach Balak to cast a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.

Vocab difficulty

88.9

Rare words

  • Βαλαάμ

    Βαλαάμ

    Balaam, son of Beor of Pethor on the Euphrates, a soothsayer in the Old Testament.

  • Βαλὰκ

    Βαλάκ

    Balak, son of Zippor, King of Moab.