2 Peter 2:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

(For, being a righteous man living among them, Lot’s righteous spirit was very disturbed every day by the wickedness he heard and saw);

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For that just man, living [there] among them, tortured his righteous soul every day with what he saw and heard of [their] unlawful and wicked deeds–

American Standard Version (1901)

(for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds):

Common English Bible

While that righteous man lived among them he felt deep distress every day on account of the immoral actions he saw and heard.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

For in seeing and in hearing, he was just, though he lived with those who, from day to day, crucified the just soul with works of iniquity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

For in sight and hearing he was just: dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works.

2 Peter 2:8 Cross References

1 Timothy 1:9

We [also] know this: law [or, “the Law of Moses”] is not intended for a righteous person, but for lawbreakers and rebels, for ungodly people and sinners, for unholy and irreverent people, for people who kill their parents, for murderers,

Hebrews 11:4

By [having] faith, Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. [And] because of his faith he was commended by God for being righteous, when God expressed approval of his offerings. By means of his faith, Abel still speaks [to us], even though he is dead.

James 5:16

So, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another to be healed [from sin sickness]. The special request of a righteous person is empowered with [great] effectiveness.