2 Peter 2:8

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

Text-Critical English 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 if he rescued righteous Lot, who was distressed by the sensual conduct of the lawless

9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

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Cross References

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

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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