2 Peter 2:8

(for that upright man, dwelling among them, tormented an upright soul from day to day by seeing and hearing lawless deeds)

Family 35 New Testament

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

7while He rescued upright Lot, who was distressed by the licentious lifestyle of the wicked

9— then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of testings and to reserve 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 prayer of a righteous one, being operative, 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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