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2 Peter 2:9

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.

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ASV

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;

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:

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
οἶδενoiden[then] knows
κύριοςkurios[the] LordG2962 →
εὐσεβεῖςeusebeis[the] devoutG2152 →
ἐκekout ofG1537 →
πειρασμοῦpeirasmoutemptationG3986 →
ῥύεσθαι,rhuesthaito deliver,G4506 →
ἀδίκουςadikous[the] unrighteousG94 →
δὲdethenG1161 →
εἰςeisuntoG1519 →
ἡμέρανhēmeran[the] dayG2250 →
κρίσεωςkriseōsof judgmentG2920 →
κολαζομένουςkolazomenousbeing punishedG2849 →
τηρεῖν,tēreinto keep,G5083 →

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James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,Psalms 34:15–19The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.Revelation 3:10Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.2 Thessalonians 3:3But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.2 Timothy 3:12Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,Jude 1:14–15Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy onesTitus 2:12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’2 Peter 3:7And by that same word, the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.Matthew 26:41“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”James 5:11See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.2 Corinthians 5:10–11For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.Luke 17:34I tell you, on that night two people will be in one bed: one will be taken and the other left.2 Corinthians 1:10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,Job 5:19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.Proverbs 16:4The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.Jude 1:6And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.

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Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Fall of the Rebel Angels (1562), the church's long tradition of painting rebellious spirits cast down, the same judgment 1 Enoch 10 spells out for the Watchers and Jude 6 echoes in one verse.

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About 2 Peter

The Judas Kiss — 'false teachers among you' — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
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