2 Peter 2:9
if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
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Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
Psalms 4:3Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
Proverbs 16:4The LORD has made everything for His purpose— even the wicked for the day of disaster.
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 2:8-10
Divine Judgments. ( a. d. 67.) 7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: 8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) 9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: When God sends destruction on the ungodly, he commands deliverance for the righteous; and, if he rain fire and brimstone on the wicked, he… Read the whole commentary →