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# General Information:
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Peter begins to warn the believers about false teachers.
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# False prophets came to the people, and false teachers will also come to you
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Just as false prophets came deceiving Israel with their words, so will false teachers come teaching lies about Christ.
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# destructive heresies
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The word "heresies" refers to opinions that are contrary to the teaching of Christ and the apostles. These heresies destroy the faith of those who believe them.
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# the master who bought them
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The word "master" here refers to a person who owns slaves. Peter speaks of Jesus as the owner of people whom he has bought, the price being his death. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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