14Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality.
14But I have a few things against you, because you have some there who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a 2:14 I.e., a temptation to sinstumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality.
14But I have a few things against you, because you have there some who hold the teaching of Balaam, who kept teaching Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit acts of immorality.
14But I have a few things against you, because you have there some [among you] who are holding to the [corrupt] teaching of Balaam, who taught 2:14 The king of Moab in the time of the exodus, who hired Balaam to curse Israel.Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, [enticing them] to eat things that had been sacrificed to idols and to commit [acts of sexual] 2:14 Pagan worship often included the use of temple prostitutes who served as “priestesses.”immorality. [Num 25:1, 2; 31:16]
14But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.
14‘But I have a few things against you. Some of your people follow the teaching of Balaam. He taught Balak to lead the people of Israel into sin. So they ate food that had been offered to statues of gods. And they committed sexual sins.