2 Peter 2:9

New International Reader's Version

Since all this is true, then the Lord knows how to save godly people. He knows how to keep them safe in times of testing. The Lord also knows how to keep ungodly people under guard. He will do so until the day they will be judged and punished.

Cross References

Job 21:30

They’ll tell you that sinful people are spared from the day of trouble. They’ll say that those people are saved from the day when God will judge.

Job 5:19

From six troubles he will save you. Even if you are in trouble seven times, no harm will come to you.

Psalm 12:1

Help, Lord! No one does what is right anymore. Those who are faithful have disappeared from the human race.

Psalm 32:6

Let everyone who is faithful pray to you while they can still look to you. When troubles come like a flood, they certainly won’t reach those who are faithful.

Psalm 37:33

But the Lord will not leave the godly in their power. He will not let them be found guilty when they are brought into court.

Psalm 4:3

Remember that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant for himself. The Lord hears me when I call out to him.

Proverbs 12:13

Those who do evil are trapped by their sinful talk. But those who have done no wrong escape trouble.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord works everything out to the proper end. Even those who do wrong were made for a day of trouble.

Matthew 10:15

What I’m about to tell you is true. On judgment day it will be easier for Sodom and Gomorrah than for that town.

Matthew 6:13

Keep us from sinning when we are tempted. Save us from the evil one.’

Romans 2:5

But you are stubborn. In your heart you are not sorry for your sins. You are storing up anger against yourself. The day of God’s anger is coming. Then his way of judging fairly will be shown.

1 Corinthians 10:13

You are tempted in the same way all other human beings are. God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take. But when you are tempted, God will give you a way out. Then you will be able to deal with it.

2 Timothy 3:12

In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be treated badly.

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

2 Peter 2:4

God did not spare angels when they sinned. Instead, he sent them to hell. He chained them up in dark prisons. He will keep them there until he judges them.

2 Peter 3:7

By God’s word the heavens and earth of today are being reserved for fire. They are being kept for the day when God will judge. Then ungodly people will be destroyed.

Jude 1:6

Some of the angels didn’t stay where they belonged. They didn’t keep their positions of authority. The Lord has kept those angels in darkness. They are held by chains that last forever. On judgment day, God will judge them.

Revelation 3:10

You have kept my command to remain strong in the faith no matter what happens. So I will keep you from the time of suffering. That time is going to come to the whole world. It will test those who live on the earth.

1 Samuel 29:10

So get up early in the morning. Take with you the men who used to serve Saul. Leave as soon as the sun begins to come up.”