2 Peter 2:8

(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, tormented his righteous soul by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)—

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

In Context

7and He rescued righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the indecent conduct of lawless men

9then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and how to keep the unjust under punishment for the Day of Judgment,

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Cross References

James 5:16Confess your transgressions to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of the righteous is very powerful.

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 →

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