(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
2 Peter 2:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and if he rescued righteous Lot, distressed by the depraved behaviour of the immoral Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He rescued righteous Lot, greatly worn out and distressed by the wanton ways of the ungodly and lawless–[Gen. 19:16, 29.] American Standard Version (1901) and delivered righteous Lot, sore distressed by the lascivious life of the wicked Common English Bible And he rescued righteous Lot, who was made miserable by the unrestrained immorality of unruly people. ( Catholic Public Domain Version And he rescued a just man, Lot, who was oppressed by the unjust and lewd behavior of the wicked. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And delivered just Lot, oppressed by the injustice and lewd conversation of the wicked. |
(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
But he hesitated. Because of the Lord’s compassion for him, the men grabbed his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his two daughters. They brought him out and left him outside the city.
Hurry up! Run to it, for I cannot do anything until you get there.’ Therefore the name of the city is Zoar. ,
So it was, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the middle of the upheaval when he demolished the cities where Lot had lived.
They called out to Lot and said, ‘Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have sex with them! ’
Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me, and all my bones tremble. I have become like a drunkard, like a man overcome by wine, because of the Lord, because of his holy words.
No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it.
For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
Many will follow their depraved ways, and the way of truth will be maligned because of them.
Therefore, dear friends, since you know this in advance, be on your guard, so that you are not led away by the error of lawless people and fall from your own stable position.
For some people, who were designated for this judgement long ago, , have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.