2 Peter 2:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless”
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“and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:”
King James Version · Public Domain“and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and righteous Lot, worn down by the conduct in lasciviousness of the impious, He did rescue,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Peter 2:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.
- Genesis 19:7“Please, my brothers,” he pleaded, “don’t do such a wicked thing!
- Genesis 19:16But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.
- Genesis 19:22Hurry! Run there quickly, for I cannot do anything until you reach it.” That is why the town was called Zoar.
- Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
- Psalms 120:5Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
- Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
- Jeremiah 23:9As for the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the LORD, because of His holy words.
- 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.
- 2 Peter 3:17Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
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