2 Peter 2:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now if [all these things are true, then be sure] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptations and trials, and how to keep the ungodly under chastisement until the day of judgment and doom,

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

These things show that the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and how to keep the unrighteous for punishment on the Judgment Day.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Thus, the Lord knows how to rescue the pious from trials, and how to reserve the iniquitous for torments on the day of judgment;

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly from temptation, but to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be tormented.

2 Peter 2:9 Cross References

Job 21:30

that the wicked man is spared in the day of calamity, that he is rescued in the day of wrath?

Job 5:19

He will deliver you from six troubles; in seven there shall no evil touch you.

Psalm 12:1

Help, Lord; for there is no longer any that is godly; for the faithful have vanished from among the sons of men.

Psalm 32:6

Therefore let every one who is godly offer prayer to thee; at a time of distress, in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.

Psalm 37:33

The Lord will not abandon him to his power, or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

Psalm 4:3

But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord hears when I call to him.

Proverbs 12:13

An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble.

Matthew 10:15

Truly, I say to you, it shall be more tolerable on the day of judgment for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil.

Romans 2:5

But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath when God's righteous judgment will be revealed.

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your strength, but with the temptation will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

2 Timothy 3:12

Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

Titus 2:14

who gave himself for us to redeem us from all iniquity and to purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.

2 Peter 2:4

For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of nether gloom to be kept until the judgment;

2 Peter 3:7

But by the same word the heavens and earth that now exist have been stored up for fire, being kept until the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.

Jude 1:6

And the angels that did not keep their own position but left their proper dwelling have been kept by him in eternal chains in the nether gloom until the judgment of the great day;

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my word of patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial which is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth.

1 Samuel 29:10

Now then rise early in the morning with the servants of your lord who came with you; and start early in the morning, and depart as soon as you have light.”