2 Peter 2:8

Modern English Version

(for that righteous man lived among them, and what he saw and heard of their lawless deeds tormented his righteous soul day after day);

Cross References

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against the Lord.

Psalm 119:136

Rivers of water run down from my eyes, because they keep not Your law.

Psalm 119:139

My zeal has consumed me, because my enemies have forgotten Your words.

Psalm 119:158

I look at the transgressors and grieve, because they keep not Your word.

Proverbs 25:26

Like a muddy spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who falters before the wicked.

Proverbs 28:12

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

Ezekiel 9:4

And the Lord said to him, “Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan for all the abominations that are done in its midst.”

Ezekiel 9:6

Utterly slay old and young, both maidens and little children, and women. But do not touch any man on whom is the mark. And begin at My sanctuary.” Then they began with the elders who were before the temple.

1 Timothy 1:9

And we know that the law is not given for a righteous person, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain offered. Through this he was approved as righteous, with God testifying concerning his gifts. He still speaks through his faith, though he is dead.

James 5:16

Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.