Andreas of Caesarea : Peter says that these people are not motivated by love. Their only interest is to find the right moment when they can seduce women. — CATENA Bede : Leading astray unstable souls. Whores are usually called "enticeresses," derived from pollution, or from the beauty of their skin by which they lure the unsuspecting. Therefore, they lead astray unstable souls who, by teaching them wrongly, bring them under the various heretical doctrines as if corrupting them with sensual pleasures. — Commentary on the Catholic Epistles Hilary of Arles : These people even greeted one another with kisses which were full of lust. What was meant to be a sign of peace was transformed into adultery by those who had turned away from God. — INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 2 PETER