2 Peter 2:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

This shows that the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their sufferings and to punish evil people while they wait for the day of judgment.

Cross References

Job 21:30

that those who do wrong never suffer disaster, when God becomes angry.

Job 5:19

God will protect you from harm, no matter how often trouble may strike.

Psalm 12:1

Please help me, LORD! All who were faithful and all who were loyal have disappeared.

Psalm 32:6

We worship you, Lord, and we should always pray whenever we find out that we have sinned. Then we won't be swept away by a raging flood.

Psalm 37:33

but the LORD is on their side, and he will defend them when they are on trial.

Psalm 4:3

The LORD has chosen everyone who is faithful to be his very own, and he answers my prayers.

Proverbs 12:13

We trap ourselves by telling lies, but we stay out of trouble by living right.

Proverbs 16:4

The LORD has a reason for everything he does, and he lets evil people live only to be punished.

Matthew 10:15

I promise you that the day of judgment will be easier for the towns of Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from being tempted and protect us from evil.

Romans 2:5

But you are stubborn and refuse to turn to God. So you are making things even worse for yourselves on that day when he will show how angry he is and will judge the world with fairness.

1 Corinthians 10:13

You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted. But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will show you how to escape from your temptations.

2 Timothy 3:12

Anyone who belongs to Christ Jesus and wants to live right will have trouble from others.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself to rescue us from everything that is evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.

2 Peter 2:4

God did not have pity on the angels that sinned. He had them tied up and thrown into the dark pits of hell until the time of judgment.

2 Peter 3:7

But God has commanded the present heavens and earth to remain until the day of judgment. Then they will be set on fire, and ungodly people will be destroyed.

Jude 1:6

You also know about the angels who didn't do their work and left their proper places. God chained them with everlasting chains and is now keeping them in dark pits until the great day of judgment.

Revelation 3:10

You obeyed my message and endured. So I will protect you from the time of testing that everyone in all the world must go through.

1 Samuel 29:10

You and your troops will have to go back to the town I gave you. Get up and leave tomorrow morning as soon as it's light. I am pleased with you, so don't let any of this bother you.