2 Peter 2:9

New Living Translation

So you see, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials, even while keeping the wicked under punishment until the day of final judgment.

Cross References

Job 21:30

Evil people are spared in times of calamity and are allowed to escape disaster.

Job 5:19

From six disasters he will rescue you; even in the seventh, he will keep you from evil.

Psalm 12:1

Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!

Psalm 32:6

Therefore, let all the godly pray to you while there is still time, that they may not drown in the floodwaters of judgment.

Psalm 37:33

But the Lord will not let the wicked succeed or let the godly be condemned when they are put on trial.

Psalm 4:3

You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for himself. The Lord will answer when I call to him.

Proverbs 12:13

The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble.

Proverbs 16:4

The Lord has made everything for his own purposes, even the wicked for a day of disaster.

Matthew 10:15

I tell you the truth, the wicked cities of Sodom and Gomorrah will be better off than such a town on the judgment day.

Matthew 6:13

And don’t let us yield to temptation, but rescue us from the evil one.

Romans 2:5

But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

1 Corinthians 10:13

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

2 Timothy 3:12

Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

Titus 2:14

He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

2 Peter 2:4

For God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held until the day of judgment.

2 Peter 3:7

And by the same word, the present heavens and earth have been stored up for fire. They are being kept for the day of judgment, when ungodly people will be destroyed.

Jude 1:6

And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them securely chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the great day of judgment.

Revelation 3:10

“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.

1 Samuel 29:10

Now get up early in the morning, and leave with your men as soon as it gets light.”