2 Peter 2:8

(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—

Majority Standard Bible

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 if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

9if 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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Cross References

Psalms 119:139My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.

Proverbs 25:26Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”

Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

James 5:16Confess your trespasses to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

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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