2 Peter 2:9

2 Peter 2:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
• New International Version (NIV)if 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust under punishment for the day of judgment,
• New Living Translation (NLT)So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.

Context of 2 Peter 2:9

7and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked 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); then 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, 11whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord.

2 Peter 2:9 word by word

οἶδεν κύριος εὐσεβεῖς ἐκ πειρασμοῦ ῥύεσθαι, ἀδίκους δὲ εἰς ἡμέραν κρίσεως κολαζομένους τηρεῖν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• knoweth howεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• to deliverῥύομαιrhuomai · to rescueG4506
• the godlyεὐσεβήςeusebēs · piousG2152
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• temptationsπειρασμόςpeirasmos · temptation/testing: testingG3986
• andδέde · thenG1161
• to reserveτηρέωtēreō · to keep: guardG5083
• the unjustἄδικοςadikos · unjustG94
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• of judgmentκρίσιςkrisis · judgmentG2920
• to be punishedκολάζωkolazō · to punishG2849

Cross-references for 2 Peter 2:9

• Job 5:19He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven no evil shall touch you.
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
• Psalms 4:3But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.
• Psalms 12:1Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.
• Psalms 32:6Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
• 2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
• 2 Peter 2:4For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment;
• Job 21:30that the evil man is spared in the day of calamity, that he is rescued in the day of wrath?
• Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.
• Jude 1:14It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones,
• 2 Peter 3:7But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist are stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
• Romans 2:5But because of your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.
• 2 Corinthians 5:10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

Commentaries on 2 Peter 2:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly - The preservation and deliverance of Lot gave the apostle occasion to remark, that God knew as well to save as to destroy; and that his goodness led him as forcibly to save righteous Lot, as his justice did to destroy the rebellious in the instances already adduced. And the design of the apostle in producing these examples is to show to the people to whom he was writing that, although God would destroy those…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord knoweth … - That is, the cases referred to show that God is able to deliver his people when tempted, and understands the best way in which it should be done. He sees a way to do it when we cannot, though it is often a way which we should not have thought of. He can send an angel to take his tempted people by the hand; he can interpose and destroy the power of the tempter; he can raise up earthly friends; he can deliver his people completely and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials: Noah’s family and Lot show this truth (2:5; 2:7). The Lord is faithful to his people. The people Peter wrote to needed assurance that their struggles to live godly lives, while facing false teaching and the scorn of the world, would be rewarded.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. knoweth how--He is at no loss for means, even when men see no escape. out of--not actually from. temptations--trials. to be punished--Greek, "being punished": as the fallen angels (2Pe 2:4), actually under sentence, and awaiting its final execution. Sin is already its own penalty; hell will be its full development.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Peter 2:9

• Adultery
• Blessing
• Character
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• Judgment
• Minister, Christian
• Righteous
• Temptation
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Reserve
• Riot
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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