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2 Peter 2:8 KJV
2 Peter · chapter 2 · verse 8
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)2 Peter 2:8 · King James Version
2 Peter 2:8 in context
6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
7And 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;)
9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
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Key words (Strong's)
- righteousdikaiosrighteous, observing divine laws, in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping…G1342 →
- unlawfulanomosdestitute of law, of the Gentiles, departing from the law, a violator of the law…G459 →
- hearingakoēthe sense of hearing, the organ of hearing, the ear, the thing heard, instruction, namely…G189 →
- amongenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- vexedbasanizōto test by the touchstone, which is a black siliceous stone used to test the purity of…G928 →
- soulpsychēbreath, the breath of life, the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in…G5590 →
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When God sends destruction on the ungodly, he commands deliverance for the righteous; and, if he rain fire and brimstone on the wicked, he will cover the head of the just, and they shall be hid in the day of his anger. This we have an instance of in his preserving Lot. Here observe, 1. The character given of Lot;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-9