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

6Later, God condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and turned them into heaps of ashes. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people. 7But God also rescued Lot out of Sodom because he was a righteous man who was sick of the shameful immorality of the wicked people around him. Yes, Lot was a righteous man who was tormented in his soul by the wickedness he saw and heard day after day. 9So 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. 10He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority. These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings without so much as trembling.

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 25:26If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
• Proverbs 28:12When the godly succeed, everyone is glad. When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
• 1 Timothy 1:9For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.
• James 5:16Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
• Psalms 119:136Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.
• Ezekiel 9:4He said to him, “Walk through the streets of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of all who weep and sigh because of the detestable sins being committed in their city.”
• Malachi 3:15From now on we will call the arrogant blessed. For those who do evil get rich, and those who dare God to punish them suffer no harm.’”

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