2 Peter 2:8 - Revised Standard Version

⁸ (for by what that righteous man saw and heard as he lived among them, he was vexed in his righteous soul day after day with their lawless deeds),

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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

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were wicked, great sinners against the Lord.

Psalm 119:136

My eyes shed streams of tears, because men do not keep thy law.

Psalm 119:139

My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget thy words.

Psalm 119:158

I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep thy commands.

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Ezekiel 9:4

And the Lord said to him, “Go through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.”

Ezekiel 9:6

slay old men outright, young men and maidens, little children and women, but touch no one upon whom is the mark. And begin at my sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the house.

1 Timothy 1:9

understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he received approval as righteous, God bearing witness by accepting his gifts; he died, but through his faith he is still speaking.

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects.