English Standard Version
2 Peter 2:8
8(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);
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)—
- 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)—
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day.
Context of 2 Peter 2:8
6if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; 7and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (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); 9then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, 10and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority. Bold and willful, they do not tremble as they blaspheme the glorious ones,
Read all of 2 Peter 22 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 spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
- Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
- 1 Timothy 1:9understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
- James 5:16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of tears, because people do not keep your law.
- Ezekiel 9:4And the Lord said to him, "Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it."
- Malachi 3:15And now we call the arrogant blessed. Evildoers not only prosper but they put God to the test and they escape.'"
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
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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
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