2 Peter 2:8

2 Peter 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
• New International Version (NIV)(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
• English Standard Version (ESV)(for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard);
• New King James Version (NKJV)(for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)—

Context of 2 Peter 2:8

6and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an example to those who would live ungodly lives thereafter; 7and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was tormented by the immoral conduct of unprincipled and ungodly men (for that just man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by what he saw and heard of their lawless acts), 9then [in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10and especially those who indulge in the corrupt passions of the sin nature, and despise authority. Presumptuous and reckless, self-willed and arrogant [creatures, despising the majesty of the Lord], they do not tremble when they revile angelic majesties,

2 Peter 2:8 word by word

βλέμματι γὰρ καὶ ἀκοῇ ὁ δίκαιος ἐγκατοικῶν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἡμέραν ἐξ ἡμέρας ψυχὴν δικαίαν ἀνόμοις ἔργοις ἐβασάνιζεν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• that righteous manδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• dwellingἐγκατοικέωegkatoikeō · to live amongG1460
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• in seeingβλέμμαblemma · a lookG990
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• hearingἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• vexedβασανίζωbasanizō · to torture: tortureG928
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• withἔργονergon · workG2041
• unlawfulἄνομοςanomos · lawlessG459

Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:8

• Proverbs 25:26Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked.
• Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory and celebration; But when the wicked rise [to prominence], men hide themselves.
• 1 Timothy 1:9understanding the fact that law is not enacted for the righteous person [the one in right standing with God], but for lawless and rebellious people, for the ungodly and sinful, for the irreverent and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
• James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) is able to accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God—it is dynamic and can have tremendous power].
• Psalms 119:136My eyes weep streams of water Because people do not keep Your law.
• Ezekiel 9:4The Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, throughout all of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh [in distress] and grieve over all the repulsive acts which are being committed in it.”
• Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant happy and blessed. Evildoers are exalted and prosper; and when they test God, they escape [unpunished].’ ”

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8That righteous man dwelling among them - Lot, after his departure from Abraham, A. M. 2086, lived at Sodom till A. M. 2107, a space of about twenty years; and, as he had a righteous soul, he must have been tormented with the abominations of that people from day to day. The word , tormented, is not less emphatic than the word , grievously pained, in the preceding verse, and shows what this man must have felt in dwelling so long among a people so abandoned.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For that righteous man dwelling among them - The Latin Vulgate renders this, “For in seeing and hearing he was just;” meaning that he maintained his uprightness, or that he did not become contaminated by the vices of Sodom. Many expositors have supposed that this is the correct rendering; but the most natural and the most common explanation is that which is found in our version. According to that, the meaning is, that compelled as he was, while living…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8The Old Testament does not describe Lot as a very righteous man (see “Lot” Profile). However, he stayed mostly faithful to God. Some later Jewish writings also describe him as righteous (see Wisdom of Solomon 10:6; 19:17).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. vexed--Greek, "tormented."Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 2:8

• Blessing
• Company
• Doctrines
• Minister, Christian
• Sin
• Speaking
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Chain
• Damnable
• Perish
• Privily
• Railing
• Reserve
• Riot
• Swift
• Wantonness
• Dark; Darkness

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings