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

⁸ (For, being a righteous man living among them, Lot’s righteous spirit was very disturbed every day by the wickedness he heard and saw);

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ (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

⁸ 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)

⁸ (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

⁸ 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

⁸ 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

⁸ 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.