THEN THE note KNOWS: oiden (3SRAI) kurios: (Job 5:19; Ps 34:15, 16, 17, 19-notes; 1Cor 10:13-1Corinthians 10:13)

Then is added by the translators to help us see that Peter is now drawing a conclusion.

The Amplified Version conveys the idea well

"Now if all these things are true, then be sure..."

As Peter has proven from the Scriptures with the illustrations of Noah and Lot, God assuredly knows (1492) (oida = absolute knowledge, without a doubt, perfect tense = emphasizes the permanent state of His absolute knowing) how to deliver the godly. The conditional sentence Peter began in 2:4 is now brought to its logical conclusion of deliverance for the godly and punishment for the unrighteous.

For the first time in this chapter Peter calls God "Lord" (kurios) a word that specifically emphasizes His supreme authority, absolute ownership and sovereign power. He has supreme authority over both the godly and the unrighteous and the sovereign power to fulfill His responses to both.

HOW TO RESCUE THE GODLY FROM TEMPTATION: eusebeis ek peirasmou rhuesthai (PMN): (Ps 4:3; 12:1; 32:6; 2Ti 3:12; Titus 2:14)

Rescue (4506) (rhuomai or ruomai or rhyomai  is derived from rhúo = to draw, drag along the ground) is the same word rhuomai discussed in verse 5 (click). Click word study on rhuomai.

Rhuomai is used 17 times in the NT - Matt. 6:13; 27:43; Lk. 1:74; Rom. 7:24; 11:26; 15:31; 2 Co. 1:10; Col. 1:13; 1 Thess. 1:10; 2 Thess. 3:2; 2 Tim. 3:11; 4:17f; 2 Pet. 2:7, 9

Peter assured his readers and us that God knows how to “be delivering the godly out of testing and temptation” (Wuest) so that we may live victoriously under whatever conditions we encounter.

The present tense indicates the continuous action and middle voice the great truth that God initiates the deliverance Himself and participates in the process (See Spurgeon's note below on this point)! Suffering Christians anywhere and at any time can find consolation in the fact that their Lord knows all about their plight.

Godly (2152) (eusebes) is related to "godliness" (see related word studies of related words - eusebeia; eusebos) and means to be profoundly reverent or respectful, devout or pious. Peter used this word in (Acts 10:2, cp Ac 10:7) describing Cornelius as "a devout (eusebes) man and one who feared God" which helps one understand the character of "the godly" as those who fear the Lord which is manifest in their daily conduct. God has the ability and power to rescue (present tense = continually) them "out of" (ek) not just "away from" (which would have been the preposition "apo") temptation.

Temptation (3986) (peirasmos) (Click word study of peirasmos) means a testing, a trial or a putting to the test. It is a morally neutral word that can describe a test or trial for good (Js 1:2-note, Jas 1:12-note) or for evil (Mt 26:41), the goal of the test depending on the intent of the one giving the test. When the scriptural context clearly indicates the testing is an enticement to evil, the word is most frequently translated as temptation which carries a negative connotation.

Spurgeon in Faith's Checkbook (July 12) writes that

The godly are tempted and tried. That is not true faith which is never put to the test. But the godly are delivered out of their trials, and that not by chance, nor by secondary agencies, but by the LORD Himself. He personally undertakes the office of delivering those who trust Him. God loves the godly or godlike, and He makes a point of knowing where they are and how they fare. Sometimes their way seems to be a labyrinth, and they cannot imagine how they are to escape from threatening danger. What they do not know, their LORD knows. He knows whom to deliver, and when to deliver, and how to deliver. He delivers in the way which is most beneficial to the godly, most crushing to the tempter, and most glorifying to Himself. We may leave the "how" with the LORD and be content to rejoice in the fact that He will, in some way or other, bring His own people through all the dangers, trials, and temptations for this mortal life to His own right hand in glory. This day it is not for me to pry into my LORD's secrets but patiently to wait His time, knowing this, that though I know nothing, my heavenly Father knows.

AND TO KEEP THE UNRIGHTEOUS UNDER PUNISHMENT FOR THE DAY OF JUDGMENT: adikous de eis hemeran kriseos kolazomenous (PPPMPA) terein (PAN): (2Pet 3:7; Ro 2:5; 2Cor 5:10 ,11)  

Keep (5083) (tereo used 4x in 2Pe) (Click word study of tereo) means to observe attentively, guarding as one would a prisoner, awaiting the sentencing (the "crisis" cf "krisis" below) that will send them to their eternal prison (v4).

Remember that the subject is still God Himself Who will continually (tereo is in the present tense calling for continuous unbroken action) guard the unrighteous. The present tense conveys the truth that God also has the continuing knowledge and power to guard or reserve the wicked unto the judgment. The point Peter is making very clearly is that you do not need to be concerned that the wicked will ever get beyond God's judicial control and will surely stand before Him in the final day when he will consign them to the final eternal fate that they have "earned". The false teachers may seem successful (for “many” follow them), but in the end, they will be condemned. Their judgment is being prepared now (“lingereth not,” see note 2 Peter 2:3) and what is prepared will be reserved and applied on the last day. What a contrast between the false teachers and the true children of God!  

The wicked are reserved for hell and hell is in turn reserved for the wicked (2Pe 2:17-note). By way of radical contrast believers have an inheritance reserved (Peter uses same verb tereo) for us (2Pe 1:4-note) because Jesus Christ is preparing a home for us in heaven (Jn 14:1, 2, 3). We are not looking for judgment, but for the coming of the Lord to take His people home to glory!

“For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep, we will live together with Him.” (1Th 5:9–10)

Unrighteous (94)  (adikos from  a = without + díke =justice) unjust, wicked, treacherous and worst of all those men and women falling short of the righteousness required by God because they lack the imputed (reckoned) righteousness that comes only by faith in the "Righteous Branch" (Jer 23:5) the Lord Jesus Christ.

Under punishment (2849) (kolazo from kolos = abridged, shortened, dwarf, "mutilated") means literally to cut short, to lop, to prune or to trim (such as trees). The figurative use conveys the idea of to impede, to curtail, to punish, to chastise or keep in line.

The sense of punishing probably comes by way of trimming, i.e., cutting off what is superfluous. Punishment is designed to cut off what is bad or disorderly. It may be, however, that the idea of punishment is originally identical with that of maiming. It is often used of the punishment of slaves.

In Classical Greek writings kolazo was used to do someone an injury, as described of polytheists who penalize their cult images by locking them up (Dg 2:8). Kolazo was used of an apocalyptic place of punishment. The verbal form was used as a noun (kolazontes) to describe constables or police. Aristotle limited the related word kolasis to disciplinary action but this limited meaning is not reflected in general usage.

TDNT adds that

This means “to cut short,” “to lop,” “to trim,” and figuratively a. “to impede,” “restrain,” and b. “to punish,” and in the passive “to suffer loss.” A common use is for divine chastisement. In inscriptions the deity punishes those who violate cultic laws. Some classical authors regard evil as divine retribution. Philo finds in beneficence and retribution the two primary powers of being, though God would rather forgive than punish, and punishes only those who are not amenable to reason. Punishment brings blessing by freeing from a false frame of soul."  (Kittel, G., Friedrich, G., & Bromiley, G. W.  Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Eerdmans)

Kolazo is present tense (continuously under punishment) and passive voice (the punishment being inflicted from an outside force or source, which of course is God Himself).

Since Peter mentions this "punishment" in the context of "the day of judgment" rather that for example the "day of death" it seems that Peter means that this "punishment" refers to the intermediate state between the death of the wicked (during which time their "holding tank" is the "hot" or "punishment" side of Sheol or Hades - see Lk 16:23, 24) and the final day of judgment at the Great White Throne.

Luke has the only other NT use (one use in Lxx - Da 6:13) of kolazo...

Acts 4:21 And when they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which they might punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;

Day (2250) (hemera) is amplified by Luke who teaches that God

"has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man Whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead." (Acts 17:31)

Judgment (2920) (krisis from krino = to judge,  to separate, pick out, pronounce an opinion concerning right or wrong) is that event which distinguishes, discriminates, divides, separates or decides, especially distinguishing between good & evil, right & wrong in the present context passing an adverse sentence.

AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO INDULGE THE FLESH: malista de tous opiso sarkos en epithumia miasmou poreuomenous (PMPMPA): (Ro 8:1; Ro 8:4,5 Ro 8:12,13 ; 2Cor 10:3; Heb 13:4)

Especially (3122) (malista) means most of all, especially, particularly and indicates that the assured punishment applies especially to the false teachers. Alternatively it could signify that God's punishment will fall upon them with "special" severity which is the sense the New Living Translation conveys

"He is especially hard on those who follow their own evil, lustful desires".

In the following discussion Peter explains why these men are guilty or as Phillip's paraphrases it "Let me show you what these men are really like" first addressing their conduct.

Wuest's paraphrase describes these men as

"especially those who proceed on their way, hot in pursuit of the flesh [the totally depraved nature] in the sphere of the passionate desire of that which defiles"

Especially those who indulge the flesh is more literally rendered "especially those who walk after the flesh" where the word "after" is (opiso) which describes a position behind something or someone and in the present context refers to a position behind or in back of "the flesh" which is in a sense personified as the "leader" of these evil men.

For example, opiso is used several times in the NT describing "following after" Jesus in (Mt 4:19).

Another good illustration of the meaning of opiso is Paul's description of certain persons in (1Ti 5:15) who "have already turned aside to follow (opiso) Satan."

So you begin to get a clear picture of the spiritual dynamic. The word for "walk" in "walk after" is poreuomai which pictures one going from one place to another as if on a journey.

Poreuomai is present tense which pictures these men continually, persistently following the pathway described as "after the flesh".

Far from being true leaders, these false teachers to the contrary are eager followers, here pictured as following after the lead of their flesh rather than the leading of the Spirit of God. In Romans 8 Paul contrasts those who walk according to the flesh not the Spirit:

For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him....for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body you will live." (cf notes Romans 8:5; 8:6; 8:7;8:8' 8:9; 8:13) (See related - Chart contrasting in the flesh vs in the Spirit)

Calvin says that

To walk after the flesh, is to be given up to the flesh, like brute animals, who are not led by reason and judgment, but have the natural desire of their flesh as their chief guide.

Flesh (4561) (sarx) is one of those terms that can be confusing if one is not careful to note the context in which it is used. For example flesh can refer to literal physical flesh of a human being as in the description of the incarnation of Jesus: "The Word became flesh..." (Jn 1:14).

In contrast, in the present context sarx refers to the "totally depraved nature" (Wuest translation), with its disposition to sin. Flesh, ethically refers to that part of man which, because of the fall, is opposed to God and to holiness. The depraved nature of man does not want to submit to any kind of authority. “Do your own thing!” is its insistent message, and many people follow it. The important thing is to take care of yourself—“number one”—and to use other people as tools for the achievement of your own selfish goals. The flesh is like an animal who smells out its prey stimulated on by its basic drive of hunger with its only goal being to satisfy this basic urge with neither thought nor care for consequences. Such animalistic behavior certainly suggest that that person is not a Christian. Sadly, such people pose as Christian teachers and their poison is deadly like Jim Jones and Guiana. They lead others astray, promising freedom but leading to addiction and slavery to sin.

John Piper defines flesh as

"the old ego that is self-reliant and does not delight to yield to any authority or depend on any mercy. Flesh craves the sensation of self-generated power and loves the praise of men....in its conservative form it produces legalism -- keeping rules by its own power for its own glory.... (in its more liberal form) produces grossly immoral attitudes and acts (Gal 5:19, 20, 21 - (see notes Ga 5:19; 20; 21) The Flesh is the proud and unsubmissive root of depravity in every human heart which exalts itself subtly through proud, self-reliant morality, or flaunts itself blatantly through self-assertive, authority-despising immorality."

Man’s fallen nature encourages pride. When the ego is at stake, these apostates will stop at nothing in order to promote and protect themselves. Their attitude is completely opposite that of our Lord who willingly emptied Himself to become a servant, and then died as a sacrifice for our sins (Php 2:7, 8-see notes Php 2:7;  2:8). These men that Peter described were presumptuous, which means they were “very daring and bold” in the way they spoke about those in positions of dignity. There is a boldness that is heroic, but there is also a boldness that is satanic.

Because of Christ’s saving work on our behalf, the sinful flesh no longer reigns over us, to debilitate us and drag us back into the pit of depravity into which we were all born.

Matthew Henry has a scathing description what it means that these men "walk after the flesh":

"they follow the devices and desires of their own hearts, they give up themselves to the conduct of their own fleshly mind, refusing to make their reason stoop to divine revelation, and to bring every thought to the obedience of Christ; they, in their lives, act directly contrary to God’s righteous precepts, and comply with the demands of corrupt nature. Evil opinions are often accompanied with evil practices; and those who are for propagating error are for improving in wickedness. They will not sit down contented in the measure of iniquity to which they have attained, nor is it enough for them to stand up, and maintain, and defend, what wickedness they have already committed, but they walk after the flesh, they go on in their sinful course, and increase unto more ungodliness and greater degrees of impurity and uncleanness too; they also pour contempt on those whom God has set in authority over them and requires them to honour.

IN ITS CORRUPT DESIRES: en epithumia miasmou: (Ro 1:24, 25, 26, 27; 1Co 6:9; Eph 4:19; 5:5; Col 3:5; 1Th 4:7; Jude 1:4,6, 7, 8,10,16)

Desires (1939) (epithumia from verb epithumeo =set heart upon) (Click word study of epithumia) defines a passionate craving or a strong impulse directed toward an object (epi = toward). It is a craving or great desire to do or have something. Although it can mean a good desire the present context epithumia is to strongly desire to have what belongs to someone else (to covet) and/or to engage in an activity which is morally wrong, unlawful or "forbidden".

Corrupt (3394) (miasmos from miaino) means stain, contamination, defilement, pollution, corruption. It is the state of being tainted or stained by evil. The Greek can be taken one of two ways, either their defiling desires or desires for defilement or corruption. 

TDNT has this note on the root verb miaino writing that it is...

a. Neutrally this word means “to paint in color.” b. Censoriously it means “to stain,” first literally, then in a cultic sense, i.e., with guilt or demonic processes. Washings are designed to remove such stains. In the OT defilement is with alien cults, dead bodies, etc., and unclean persons can stain others or holy objects. The LXX uses miaino for “to declare unclean.” Since the NT no longer thinks in cultic terms, the word is very rare....Miasmos. This is “defilement” as an action or state, first cultic, then moral. The one NT use is in 2Peter 2:10, in which it is licentious passion that defiles.  (Kittel, G., Friedrich, G., & Bromiley, G. W.  Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Eerdmans)

Thayer defines miasmos  as

vices the foulness of which contaminates one in his intercourse with the ungodly mass of mankind.

J. Vernon McGee adds that miasmos

"means in the defilements—the defilements of uncleanness. This is a picture of those who are really lower than animals. They are those who delight in that which is vulgar, vile, and vicious. They relish that type of thing. (McGee, J V: Thru the Bible Commentary:  Thomas Nelson or Logos)

AND DESPISE AUTHORITY: kai kuriotetos kataphronountas (PAPMPA) kuriotetos: (Nu 16:12, 13, 14, 15; Dt 17:12,13; 21:20,21; 1Sa 10:27; 2Sa 20:1; 1Ki 12:16; Ps 2:1, 3, 4, 5-Spurgeon's note; Ps 12:4-Spurgeon's note; Jer 2:31; Lk 19:14; Ro 13:1-5; 1Pe 2:13,14)

Despise (2706) (Kataphroneo from katá = against or denoting evil + phronéo = to think) means to think down upon or against and so to despise, to think lightly of, neglect, not care for, hold in contempt or feel contempt for someone or something because it is thought to be bad or without value contempt felt in the mind which is displayed in injurious action. What these men despise is authority or as one has translated it "and lordship despising".

The present tense indicates this heart attitude is their lifestyle or their habitual attitude of "thinking down on" or "against" something with the result that it is ignored.

Authority (2963) (kuriotes which comes from kurios = Lord, owner, master) means lordship, ruling power, one who possesses dominion, civil power, authority or magistracy. It can refer to supernatural beings that possess dominion and authority (See notes Ephesians 1:21, Colossians 1:16).

Kuriotes is found 4 times in the NT...

Ephesians 1:21 (note) far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in the one to come.

Colossians 1:16 (note) For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities-- all things have been created by Him and for Him.

2 Peter 2:10 (note) and especially those who indulge the flesh in its corrupt desires and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,

Jude 1:8 Yet in the same manner these men, also by dreaming, defile the flesh, and reject authority, and revile angelic majesties.

MacArthur adds that

"The false teachers identified with Christ outwardly, but they would not live under His lordship. The two major characteristics of false teachers are emphasized in this verse: 1) lust and 2) arrogance."

Wuest concurs adding that

we may conclude that by ‘despise government’ is meant a despising of the Lordship of Christ, which was the central theme of the apostolic teaching and preaching.

DARING: tolmetai: (KJV: "presumptuous") (Nu 15:30; Jude 1:8)  

Daring (5113) (tolmetes related to tolmao = to deal boldly from tolma = boldness) means bold, venturous, reckless, daring, audacious (recklessly bold, fearless) and brazenly doing that which defies what is right and has no concern for the consequences for oneself or others. They are presumptuous men who have contempt of law, religion, or decorum. There is a daring that is heroic, but there is also a daring that is satanic. Tolmetes can have a positive meaning (but of course that is not Peter's intent) such as a bold, daring or enterprising person.

Tolmetes is found only here in Scripture.

Barclay  adds that

There are two kinds of daring. There is the daring which is a noble thing, the mark of true courage. There is the daring which is an evil thing, the shameless performance of things which are an affront to decency and right. As the character in Shakespeare had it: “I dare do all becomes a man. Who dares do more is none.” The bad man is he who has the audacity to defy the will of God as it is known to him. (Barclay, William: New Testament Words:. Westminster John Know Press, 1964) (Bolding added)

SELF-WILLED: authadeis: (Ge 49:6; Titus 1:7-note)

Self willed (829) (authades from auto = himself + hedone from hedone = sensual pleasure, from handano = to please; English = hedonism =  the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life; doctrine that moral value can be defined in terms of pleasure or that the pursuit of pleasure is the highest good) (Click word study on authades) meaning bluntly that these men lived to please themselves and includes an implication of obstinacy so that they stubbornly insist on doing that which pleases themselves. This is the attitude of being so obsessed with one’s own wishes that nothing else can be taken into consideration. They were not so much crowd pleasers as they were self pleasers. They will allow nothing to stand in the way of their own self-gratification. Their "motto" is "I do it my way."

Authades is an unusually strong adjective that denotes an arrogant self-interest that asserts its own will with utter disregard for how others might be affected. These men are so pleased with themselves that nothing else pleases them and they care to please nobody. They obstinately maintain their own opinion or assert their own right but are reckless of the rights, feelings, and interests of others. They regulate their life with no respect to others. Clearly the man who is authades is an unpleasant character. He is intolerant, condemning everything that he cannot understand and thinking that there is no way of doing anything except his.  They were so arrogant that they would even defy God to get what they wanted!

Proverbs 21:24 describes them perfectly:

"Proud," "Haughty," "Scoffer," are his names, who acts with insolent pride."

While outwardly, they appeared to serve God and minister to the people, inwardly they fed their own egos and feathered their own nests.

Trench adds that the authades  man

"obstinately maintains his own opinion, or asserts his own rights, while he is reckless of the rights, opinions and interests of others."

Barclay adds that

"The man who is authades is stubbornly and arrogantly and even brutally determined on his own way. The bad man is he who has no regard for either human appeal or divine guidance." (Barclay, William: New Testament Words:. Westminster John Know Press, 1964)

THEY DO NOT TREMBLE WHEN THEY REVILE ANGELIC MAJESTIES: doxas ou tremousin (3PPAI) blasphemountes (PAPMPN): (Ex 22:28; Eccl 10:6,7; Eccl 10:20 Acts 23:5; Jude 1:8,10)

Tremble (5141) (tremo) means to  be afraid. The trembling spoken of in this word is predominantly physical. These evil men are so brazen that they don't even experience a quiver (the Greek negative here is ou and indicates the absolute absence of tremor) of fear or awe even though railing at dignities.

Revile (987) (blasphemeo from blapto = to hurt, harm or injure + pheme = report from phemi =  make known one's thoughts, declare) (Click word study of blasphemeo) denotes the utterance of speech which defames and injures the reputation of another. When applied to men, the verb means revile, slander or injure the reputation of another. When applied to supernatural beings, blaspheme is an accurate translation. They continually (present tense) speak evil, ridiculing and blaspheming. This action is a clear indicator of the arrogance of these men.

Angelic majesties translates "doxa" could refer to the slander of earthly dignitaries such as church leaders, which might well be expected from such shameless peddlers of error. On the other hand, it could refer to the blaspheming of angels, as suggested by the NASB translation. This view has some support since the parallel passage in Jude 8-10 is speaks of angels.

I like the more literal and somewhat less dogmatic NET translation

"they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones."

Wuest paraphrases it

"they do not tremble when defaming those in exalted positions."

They speak evil of that which is sacred, that which is holy. As the respected Lutheran commentator Lenski notes "doxa" could conceivably even include brazen "attacks on the glories of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ." It is therefore prudent to keep in mind that although the NASB makes it sound like there is no ambiguity, the other translations are more open minded and less dogmatic.

Wiersbe sums up these men as described in this section:

WHEREAS ANGELS WHO ARE GREATER IN MIGHT AND POWER: hopou aggeloi ischui kai dunamei meizones ontes (PAPMPN): (Ps 103:20-Spurgeon's note; Ps 104:4-Spurgeon's note; Da 6:22; 2Th 1:7; Jude 1:9)

Angels (32) (aggelos) means a messenger...who speaks and acts in place of one who has sent him. Angels have considerable authority in this present world (Da 10:13; Mt 18:10), and our present inhabited earth, is ruled by angels (see notes on the prince of the power of the air in Ep 2:2-note). The chief fallen angel is Satan, who is also prince of this world.

Greater (3173) (meizon) greater, more, older

Might (2479) (ischus) (Click word study of ischus) is exceptional capability, indwelling strength, especially as dwells in persons or things and gives them influence or value.  Ischus refers to “power as an enduement.” Ischus is the inherent ability, power or force which stresses the factuality of the ability, not necessarily the accomplishment. A muscular man’s big muscles display his might, even if he doesn’t use them. It is the reserve of strength. Ischus therefore conveys the sense of endowed power or ability. The idea is that it is the active efficacy of the might that is inherent in God, His indwelling strength. Ischus is that strength which one has in possession or ability. One might think of ischus as God's latent power. It is His capability to function effectively. He is able!

Ischus is found 10 times in the NT - Mk. 12:30, 33; Lk. 10:27; Eph. 1:19; 6:10; 2 Thess. 1:9; 1 Pet. 4:11; 2 Pet. 2:11; Rev. 5:12; 7:12

Power (1411) (dunamis from dunamai = to be able, to have power, English = dynamic, dynamo, dynamite) power especially achieving power. It refers to intrinsic power or inherent ability, the power or ability to carry out some function, the potential for functioning in some way (power, might, strength, ability, capability), the power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature. Dunamis is the implied ability or capacity to perform. It conveys the idea of effective, productive energy, rather than that which is raw and unbridled.

The angels are greater in  might and power than the false teachers of v10. These latter presume to speak evil of the holy angels. But, the holy angels do not presume to speak reproachfully of fallen angels.

DO NOT BRING A REVILING JUDGMENT AGAINST THEM BEFORE THE LORD: ou pherousin (3PPAI) kat auton para kuriou blasphemon krisin:

Bring (5342) (phero = a primary verb) carry or bear, literally as one would carry a load, here figuratively of "bearing" a blasphemous accusation, carrying it (present tense = continually) into the presence (para = beside, alongside, figuratively meaning before, in the sight of or the presence of the Lord the Judge) of the Lord (kurios = absolute authority and sovereign power). The angels are reviled by the false teachers, but the false teachers are not reviled by the angels for even the angels, though greater in strength and power, know better than to intrude into a sphere that is not within their authority. Undoubtedly the angels are cognizant of Satan's rebellion and are fully convinced of the seriousness of revolting against God’s authority. If God judged the rebellious angels, how much more will He judge these rebellious false teachers! Woe!

Reviling (989) (blasphemos from blapto = to hurt, harm or injure + pheme = report from phemi =  make known one's thoughts, declare) (Click word study of related verb blasphemeo) describes speech which defames and injures the reputation of another - slandering or injuring the reputation. This action is a clear indicator of the arrogance of these men.

Judgment (2920) (krisis from krino = to separate, pick out, pronounce an opinion concerning right or wrong) (also used in 2Pe 2:4, 9, 11, 3:7)  means to decide a question of legal right or wrong, and thus determine the innocence or guilt of the accused and assign appropriate punishment or retribution. Angels as powerful as they are in the supernatural realm do not possess this authority. How absurd that these false teachers presume to exercise this authority in their rash and self-confident railings against "the glorious ones" in verse 10.

John Calvin adds that the false teachers show

"their rash arrogance, because they dared to assume more liberty than even angels."

Reviling judgment is variously translated as

"evil speaking judgment" (Young's Literal)

"insulting criticisms" (Phillips)

"defaming charge" (Amplified)

"slanderous judgment" (NET Bible)

"speak out disrespectfully" (NLT)

"reproachful judgment." (Wuest)

Just contemplate for a moment the audacity of these men who dare to do what holy angels shrink from doing! And think too of the corresponding judgment that will justifiably repay such defiance! No believer should be so boldly foolish as to mock or command the power of supernatural demons, especially Satan and yet we do hear this type of thing in modern day Christendom!

Jude 1:8-9 is a close parallel and most observers feel this is the specific occasion Peter is alluding to in less detail than Jude: