2 Peter 2:4-10
Legacy Standard Bible
4 For (A)if God did not spare angels who sinned, but cast them into the [a]pit and (B)delivered them to chains of darkness, being kept for judgment; 5 and did not spare (C)the ancient world, but preserved (D)Noah, a [b]preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a (E)flood upon the world of the ungodly; 6 and if He (F)condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes, having made them an (G)example to those who would (H)live ungodly lives thereafter; 7 and if He (I)rescued righteous Lot, oppressed by the (J)sensual conduct of (K)unprincipled men 8 (for by what he saw and heard that (L)righteous man, while living among them, felt his righteous soul tormented day after day by their lawless deeds), 9 (M)then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from [c]trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the (N)day of judgment, 10 and especially those who (O)go after the flesh in its corrupt lust and (P)despise authority.
Daring, (Q)self-willed, they do not tremble when they (R)blaspheme [d]glorious ones,
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- 2 Peter 2:4 Gr tartarus
- 2 Peter 2:5 Or herald
- 2 Peter 2:9 Or temptation
- 2 Peter 2:10 Angels
2 Peter 2:4-10
Christian Standard Bible
4 For if God didn’t spare(A) the angels who sinned but cast them into hell[a](B) and delivered them in chains[b] of utter darkness to be kept for judgment;(C) 5 and if he didn’t spare the ancient world, but protected Noah,(D) a preacher of righteousness, and seven others,[c](E) when he brought the flood on the world of the ungodly; 6 and if he reduced the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah(F) to ashes and condemned them to extinction,[d] making them an example of what is coming to the ungodly;(G) 7 and if he rescued righteous Lot,(H) distressed by the depraved behavior of the immoral 8 (for as that righteous man lived among them day by day, his righteous soul was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard(I))— 9 then the Lord knows how to rescue(J) the godly from trials and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,(K) 10 especially those who follow the polluting desires of the flesh and despise authority.(L)
Bold, arrogant people! They are not afraid to slander the glorious ones;
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