Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the irreverent and sinful man appear?

New American Standard Bible

And if it is with difficulty that the righteous is saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?

King James Version

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Holman Bible

And if a righteous person is saved with difficulty,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?

International Standard Version

"If it is hard for the righteous person to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and sinful person?"

American Standard Version

And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?

Amplified

And if it is difficult for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the godless and the sinner?

An Understandable Version

And if people who are trying to do right [i.e., Christians] are saved through [suffering] such difficulties, where will the ungodly and sinful person end up, [if not in hell]?

Anderson New Testament

And if the righteous man is hardly saved, where shall the ungodly man and the sinner appear?

Bible in Basic English

And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?

Common New Testament

And "if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the godless man and the sinner?"

Daniel Mace New Testament

if the virtuous escape with difficulty, what will become of impious transgressors?

Darby Translation

And if the righteous is difficultly saved, where shall the impious and the sinner appear?

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

And, if the righteous with difficulty escape, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear!

Godbey New Testament

And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Goodspeed New Testament

If it is hard for the upright man to be saved, what will become of the godless and sinful?

John Wesley New Testament

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Julia Smith Translation

And if the just one with difficulty be saved, where shall the irreligious and sinful appear

King James 2000

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Lexham Expanded Bible

And if the righteous are saved with difficulty, {what will become of the ungodly and the sinner}?

Modern King James verseion

And if the righteous one is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And if the righteous scarcely be saved: where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Moffatt New Testament

If the just man is scarcely saved, what will become of the impious and sinful?

Montgomery New Testament

If the righteous man is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

NET Bible

And if the righteous are barely saved, what will become of the ungodly and sinners?

New Heart English Bible

"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?"

Noyes New Testament

and "if the righteous scarcely is saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"

Sawyer New Testament

And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

The Emphasized Bible

And, if, the righteous man, is, with difficulty, saved, where then shall, the ungodly and sinful man, appear?

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And if the righteous man is hardly saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Twentieth Century New Testament

If 'a good man is saved only with difficulty, what will become of the godless and the sinful?'

Webster

And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Weymouth New Testament

And if it is difficult even for a righteous man to be saved, what will become of irreligious men and sinners?

Williams New Testament

And if it is hard for the upright man to be saved, what will become of the godless and sinful?

World English Bible

"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?"

Worrell New Testament

And, if the righteous, with difficulty, is saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?

Worsley New Testament

And if the righteous be saved with difficulty, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Youngs Literal Translation

And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

if
εἰ 
Ei 
if, whether, that, not tr,
Usage: 218

the righteous
δίκαιος 
Dikaios 
Usage: 57

μόλις 
Molis 
Usage: 6

be saved
σώζω 
Sozo 
Usage: 79

ποῦ 
Pou 
Usage: 32

φαίνω 
Phaino 
Usage: 22

the ungodly
ἀσεβής 
Asebes 
Usage: 9

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the sinner
ἁμαρτωλός 
Hamartolos 
Usage: 31

Context Readings

Sharing The Sufferings Of Christ

17 Because the time to begin judgment is from the house of God, and if first from us, what is the end of those who disobey the good-news of God? 18 And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the irreverent and sinful man appear? 19 Therefore also let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls as to a faithful Creator by well-doing.


Cross References

Proverbs 11:31

Behold, a righteous man shall be recompensed in the earth, how much more the wicked man and the sinner!

Luke 23:31

Because if they do these things in the green tree, what will happen in the dry?

Genesis 13:13

Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against LORD.

1 Samuel 15:18

And LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.

Psalm 1:4-5

The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

Jeremiah 25:29

For, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, says LORD of hosts.

Ezekiel 18:24

But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered. I

Zechariah 13:9

And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, It is my people, and they shall say, LORD i

Matthew 24:22-24

And if those days were not shortened, no flesh would be saved. But because of the chosen those days will be shortened.

Mark 13:20-22

And unless the Lord cut short the days, no flesh would have been saved, but because of the chosen, whom he chose, he cut short the days.

Luke 15:1

Now all the tax collectors and sinners were approaching him to hear him.

Acts 14:22

strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that it was necessary for us to enter into the kingdom of God through many tribulations.

Acts 27:24

saying, Fear not, Paul. Thou must stand before Caesar, and lo, God has granted thee all those sailing with thee.

Acts 27:31

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

Acts 27:42-44

And a decision of the soldiers developed that they should kill the prisoners, lest any man, having swam away, might escape.

Romans 1:18

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all irreverence and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,

Romans 5:6

For while we were yet weak, in due time Christ died for the impious.

Romans 5:8

But God commends his love toward us, that, while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 Corinthians 10:12

Therefore let him who seems to stand take heed lest he fall.

Hebrews 4:1

Let us be afraid therefore, lest, a promise being left behind to enter into his rest, any of you should seem to have come short.

Hebrews 10:38-39

But the righteous man will live from faith, and if he should withdraw, my soul is not pleased with him.

1 Peter 5:8

Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.

2 Peter 2:5-6

and he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, the eighth, a herald of righteousness, when he brought on a flood upon the world of the irreverent,

2 Peter 3:7

But now the heavens and the earth, which have been stored up by the same word, are being preserved for fire in a day of judgment and destruction of irreverent men.

Jude 1:15

to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the irreverent of them about all the works of their own irreverence that they have done irreverently, and about all the harsh things that irreverent sinners spoke against him.

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