(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
2 Peter 2:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (for as that righteous man lived among them day by day, his righteous soul was tormented by the lawless deeds he saw and heard ) #– # Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For that just man, living [there] among them, tortured his righteous soul every day with what he saw and heard of [their] unlawful and wicked deeds– American Standard Version (1901) (for that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their lawless deeds): Common English Bible While that righteous man lived among them he felt deep distress every day on account of the immoral actions he saw and heard.) Catholic Public Domain Version For in seeing and in hearing, he was just, though he lived with those who, from day to day, crucified the just soul with works of iniquity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For in sight and hearing he was just: dwelling among them, who from day to day vexed the just soul with unjust works. |
(Now the men of Sodom were evil, sinning immensely against the Lord.)
A righteous person who yields to the wicked is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
When the righteous triumph, there is great rejoicing, but when the wicked come to power, people hide.
‘Pass throughout the city of Jerusalem,’ the Lord said to him, ‘and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable practices committed in it.’
Slaughter the old men, the young men and women, as well as the children and older women, but do not come near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.’ So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
We know that the law is not meant for a righteous person, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and irreverent, for those who kill their fathers and mothers, for murderers,
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.