11 translations · Greek
2 Peter 2:9
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
2 Peter 2:9 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
- KJV King James Version
- The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- if all 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- the LORD has known to rescue [the] pious out of temptation, and to keep [the] unrighteous being punished to [the] day of judgment,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- As you can see, the Lord is able to rescue from their troubles those who respect him, and to keep the wicked until the day of judgment when their punishment is completed.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
- DBY Darby Translation
- [the] Lord knows [how] to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep [the] unjust to [the] day of judgment [to be] punished;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- then the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἶδεν | oiden | knows how | G1492 εἴδω to perceive: understand |
| Κύριος | Kyrios | [ if all this is so, then the ] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| εὐσεβεῖς | eusebeis | [the] godly | G2152 εὐσεβής pious |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| πειρασμοῦ | peirasmou | trials | G3986 πειρασμός temptation/testing: temptation |
| ῥύεσθαι | rhyesthai | to rescue | G4506 ῥύομαι to rescue |
| ἀδίκους | adikous | [the] unrighteous | G94 ἄδικος unjust |
| δὲ | de | and | G1161 δέ then |
| εἰς | eis | on | G1519 εἰς toward |
| ἡμέραν | hēmeran | [the] day | G2250 ἡμέρα day |
| κρίσεως | kriseōs | of judgment | G2920 κρίσις judgment |
| κολαζομένους | kolazomenous | for punishment | G2849 κολάζω to punish |
| τηρεῖν | tērein | to hold | G5083 τηρέω to keep: observe |
Related verses
- Psalm 34:15–19
Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. Yahweh’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth. The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles. …
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Revelation 3:10
Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.
- 2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
- Jude 1:14–15
About these also Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with ten thousands of his holy ones, to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their works of ungodliness which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”
- 2 Peter 3:7
But the heavens that now exist, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
- 2 Corinthians 5:10–11
For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad. Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.
- Job 5:19
He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil shall touch you.
- Proverbs 16:4
Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.
- 2 Peter 2:4
For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked
8 (for that righteous man dwelling among them, was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):
9 the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
10 but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, don’t bring a railing judgment against them before the Lord.
Read all of 2 Peter 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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