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Bible in Basic English
For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;
New American Standard Bible
For
King James Version
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Holman Bible
For if God didn’t spare
International Standard Version
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but threw them into the lowest hell and imprisoned them in chains of deepest darkness, holding them for judgment;
A Conservative Version
For if God did not spare heavenly agents who sinned, but delivered them up to chains of darkness, having been cast into hell being reserved for judgment,
American Standard Version
For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
For if God did not spare sinning angels, but cast them in chains, into deep, dark dungeons to await judgment;
Anderson New Testament
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and delivered them over to chains of darkness, to be kept for judgment;
Common New Testament
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Daniel Mace New Testament
for since God did not spare the angels, who had sinned, but having precipitated them to hell, confin'd them to chains of darkness, where they are reserv'd for judgment:
Darby Translation
For if God spared not the angels who had sinned, but having cast them down to the deepest pit of gloom has delivered them to chains of darkness to be kept for judgment;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
For God, indeed, did not spare the angels who sinned, but with chains of darkness confining them in Tartarus, delivered them over to be kept for judgment;
Godbey New Testament
For if God spared not the angels who sinned, but having sent them down to hell, committed them to chains of darkness to be kept unto judgment;
Goodspeed New Testament
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but plunged them into Tartarus, and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
John Wesley New Testament
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, delivered them to chains of darkness,
Julia Smith Translation
For if God spared not the angels having sinned, but delivered up, hurled into Tartarus, to cords of darkness, having been kept for judgment;
King James 2000
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Lexham Expanded Bible
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but held [them] captive in Tartarus with chains of darkness [and] handed [them] over to be kept for judgment,
Modern King James verseion
For if God did not spare sinning angels, but thrust them down into Tartarus, and delivered them into chains of darkness, being reserved to judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down into hell, and delivered them in chains of darkness, to be kept unto judgement;
Moffatt New Testament
For if God did not spare angels who had sinned, but committing them to pits of the nether gloom in Tartarus, reserved them under punishment for doom:
Montgomery New Testament
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to chains of darkness, and reserved them for judgment;
NET Bible
For if God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell and locked them up in chains in utter darkness, to be kept until the judgment,
New Heart English Bible
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to the lower parts of hell, and committed them to chains of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Noyes New Testament
For if God spared not angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them over to chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
Sawyer New Testament
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but plunging them into Tartarus delivered them up in chains to be kept in darkness till the judgment,
The Emphasized Bible
For - if, God, spared not, messengers, when they sinned, but, to pits of gloom, consigning them, in the lowest hades, delivered them up to be kept, unto judgment, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For if God spared not the angels when they sinned, but casting them bound in chains of darkness into hell, delivered them to be kept fast until the judgment;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Remember, God did not spare angels when they sinned, but sent them down to Tartarus, and committed them to caverns of darkness, to be kept under guard for judgment.
Webster
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved to judgment;
Weymouth New Testament
For God did not spare angels when they had sinned, but hurling them down to Tartarus consigned them to caves of darkness, keeping them in readiness for judgement.
Williams New Testament
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but hurled them down to Tartarus and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
World English Bible
For if God didn't spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved for judgment;
Worrell New Testament
For, if God spared not angels that sinned, but, hurling them down to Hell, delivered them up to pits of darkness, kept for judgment;
Worsley New Testament
For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgement; and if He spared not the old world,
Youngs Literal Translation
For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast them down to Tartarus, did deliver them to judgment, having been reserved,
Themes
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Darkness » Illustrative of » The punishment of devils and wicked men
Demons » To be judged at the general judgment
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell
Everlasting » For punishments, ancient modes of hell
Evil » Confess Christ » Spirits, destiny of
Examples » What and who are examples
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
Future state of the wicked » Greek, hades hebrew, sheol » Greek, tartarus, the place of punishment
Hell » Devils are confined in, until the judgment-day
Judgment » Devils shall be condemned at
Justice » Unsparing » The angels that sinned
Perishing » How the old world perished
Servants » Who are the servants of corruption
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks evil
Straying » Who strays from the right path
The Devil » Sinned against God
the future » Greek, hades hebrew, sheol » Greek, tartarus, the place of punishment
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 2 Peter 2:4
Images 2 Peter 2:4
Prayers for 2 Peter 2:4
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Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
3 And in their desire for profit they will come to you with words of deceit, like traders doing business in souls: whose punishment has been ready for a long time and their destruction is watching for them. 4 For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged; 5 And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;
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Cross References
Jude 1:6
And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.
Matthew 25:41
Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
Isaiah 14:12
How great is your fall from heaven, O shining one, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the earth, low among the dead bodies!
Revelation 20:10
And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever.
Revelation 12:7-9
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels going out to the fight with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels made war,
Job 4:18
Truly, he puts no faith in his servants, and he sees error in his angels;
Job 21:30
How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?
Ezekiel 5:11
For this cause, by my life, says the Lord, because you have made my holy place unclean with all your hated things and all your disgusting ways, you will become disgusting to me; my eye will have no mercy and I will have no pity.
Ezekiel 7:4
My eye will not have mercy on you, and I will have no pity: but I will send the punishment of your ways on you, and your disgusting works will be among you: and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 7:9
My eye will not have mercy, and I will have no pity: I will send on you the punishment of your ways, and your disgusting works will be among you; and you will see that I am the Lord who gives punishment.
Luke 8:31
And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.
Luke 10:18
And he said, I was watching for Satan, falling from heaven like a star.
John 8:44
You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.
2 Peter 2:5
And did not have mercy on the world which then was, but only kept safe Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he let loose the waters over the world of the evil-doers;
2 Peter 2:9
The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;
2 Peter 2:11
Though the angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not make use of violent language against them before the Lord.
1 John 3:8
The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.
Jude 1:13
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.
Revelation 20:1-3
And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the great deep and a great chain in his hand.
Deuteronomy 29:20
The Lord will have no mercy on him, but the wrath of the Lord will be burning against that man, and all the curses recorded in this book will be waiting for him, and the Lord will take away his name completely from the earth.
Psalm 78:50
He let his wrath have its way; he did not keep back their soul from death, but gave their life to disease.
Matthew 8:29
And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?
Mark 5:7
And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.
Romans 8:32
He who did not keep back his only Son, but gave him up for us all, will he not with him freely give us all things?
Romans 11:21
For, if God did not have mercy on the natural branches, he will not have mercy on you.