2 Peter 2:8

New Century Version

(Lot was a good man, but because he lived with evil people every day, his good heart was hurt by the evil things he saw and heard.)

Cross References

Psalm 119:158

I see those traitors, and I hate them, because they do not obey what you say.

Ezekiel 9:4

He said to the man, “Go through Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of the people who groan and cry about all the hateful things being done among them.”

Psalm 119:136

Tears stream from my eyes, because people do not obey your teachings.

Proverbs 25:26

A good person who gives in to evil is like a muddy spring or a dirty well.

James 5:16

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so God can heal you. When a believing person prays, great things happen.

1 Timothy 1:9

We also know that the law is not made for good people but for those who are against the law and for those who refuse to follow it. It is for people who are against God and are sinful, who are unholy and ungodly, who kill their fathers and mothers, who murder,

Proverbs 28:12

When good people triumph, there is great happiness, but when the wicked get control, everybody hides.

Psalm 119:139

I am so upset I am worn out, because my enemies have forgotten your words.

Ezekiel 9:6

Kill and destroy old men, young men and women, little children, and older women, but don’t touch any who have the mark on them. Start at my Temple.” So they started with the elders who were in front of the Temple.

Genesis 13:13

Now the people of Sodom were very evil and were always sinning against the Lord.

Hebrews 11:4

It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God said he was pleased with the gifts Abel offered and called Abel a good man because of his faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking.