Tree of Life Version
2 Peter 2:8
8(For that righteous man, while living among them, was tormented in his righteous soul day after day by lawless deeds 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)—
- 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
6He devastated the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, reducing them to ashes—making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly. 7He rescued Lot, a righteous man deeply troubled by the shameless immorality of the wicked. (For that righteous man, while living among them, was tormented in his righteous soul day after day by lawless deeds he saw and heard.) 9Therefore the Lord certainly knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and how to keep the unrighteous being punished until the Day of Judgment— 10especially those who follow after the flesh in its unclean desires and who despise the Lord’s authority. Brazen and arrogant, these people do not tremble while slandering glorious beings;
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 well is a righteous person who yields before the wicked.
- Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph there is great glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people hide.
- 1 Timothy 1:9knowing that the Torah is not given for a tzaddik but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and worldly, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
- James 5:16So confess your offenses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
- Psalms 119:136Streams of water run down from my eyes, because they do not observe Your Torah.
- Ezekiel 9:4Adonai said to him, “Go throughout the city, through the midst of Jerusalem. Make a mark on the foreheads of the people who sigh and moan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”
- Malachi 3:15So now we are calling the proud blessed. Those who practice iniquity are built up. Indeed, they have tested God, and escaped!”
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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