Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Holman Bible
then the Lord knows how to rescue
International Standard Version
then the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from their trials and to hold unrighteous people for punishment on the day of judgment,
A Conservative Version
the Lord knows how to rescue the pious out of temptation, and to hold in reserve unrighteous men being cut off for a day of judgment.
American Standard Version
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment unto the day of judgment;
Amplified
then [in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,
An Understandable Version
then the Lord [surely] knows how to rescue godly people from trying situations, and to keep unrighteous people under [a sentence of] punishment [to be received] on the judgment day.
Anderson New Testament
then, the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the ungodly for the day of judgment, to be punished;
Common New Testament
then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment,
Daniel Mace New Testament
I say, the Lord will deliver those, who fear him, from their affliction, and reserve the wicked to be punish'd at the day of judgment.
Darby Translation
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of trial, and to keep the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous to a day of judgment to be punished;
Godbey New Testament
for the Lord knows how to rescue the godly out of temptations, and to keep the unrighteous unto the day of judgment enduring punishment:
John Wesley New Testament
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous to the day of judgment to be punished.
Julia Smith Translation
The Lord knows to deliver the religious out of temptation, and to keep the unjust restrained for the day of judgment;
King James 2000
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Lexham Expanded Bible
[then] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to reserve the unrighteous to be punished at the day of judgment,
Modern King James verseion
The Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust for a day of judgment, to be punished,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and how to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment for to be punished:
Montgomery New Testament
then be sure that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the wicked (who are even now enduring punishment) for the "Day of Judgment";
NET Bible
-- if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,
New Heart English Bible
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
Noyes New Testament
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the unrighteous under punishment to the day of judgment;
The Emphasized Bible
Then the Lord knoweth how to rescue, the godly out of trial; but to keep, the unrighteous unto a day of judgment to be punished; -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, but to reserve the wicked unto the day of judgment to be punished:
Twentieth Century New Testament
The Lord, therefore, knows how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to keep the wicked, who are even now suffering punishment, in readiness for 'the Day of Judgment'--
Webster
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust to the day of judgment to be punished:
Weymouth New Testament
Since all this is so, the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from temptation, and on the other hand how to keep the unrighteous under punishment in readiness for the Day of Judgement,
Williams New Testament
surely, then, the Lord knows how to rescue godly people from trial and to keep wrongdoers under punishment for the day of judgment,
World English Bible
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment;
Worrell New Testament
the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to keep the unrighteous enduring punishment unto the day of judgment;
Worsley New Testament
iniquitous deeds) then the Lord knoweth how to deliver the pious from temptation, and to reserve the wicked to the day of judgement to be punished:
Youngs Literal Translation
The Lord hath known to rescue pious ones out of temptation, and unrighteous ones to a day of judgment, being punished, to keep,
Themes
Afflictions » Moments of Discouragement » Deliverance from, promised to believers
Consolation under Affliction » To the tempted
Corruption » Who are the servants of corruption
Day of the lord » Who the day of the lord shall be upon
Deliverance » Divine, example of » Promised to believers
Everlasting » Conditions of receiving » Punishment
Folly » Who returns to their folly
Forsaking » Who has forsaken the right way
God's Promises » Of deliverance » Promised to believers
Judgment » Last, the » General references to
Protection » Is vouchsafed to saints in » Temptation
Punishment » Future punishment
Servants » Who are the servants of corruption
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks evil
Straying » Who strays from the right path
Temptation » Encouragement to those in the midst of
Temptation » The lord knowing how to deliver the Godly out of temptations
Temptation » God knows how to deliver saints out of
the future » Greek, hades hebrew, sheol » Future
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References
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Word Count of 35 Translations in 2 Peter 2:9
Images 2 Peter 2:9
Prayers for 2 Peter 2:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rise And Fall Of The False Teachers
8 (Because the soul of that upright man living among them was pained from day to day by seeing and hearing their crimes): 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; 10 But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:
Cross References
1 Corinthians 10:13
You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.
Psalm 34:15-19
The eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their cry.
2 Peter 3:7
But the present heaven and the present earth have been kept for destruction by fire, which is waiting for them on the day of the judging and destruction of evil men.
Job 5:19
He will keep you safe from six troubles, and in seven no evil will come near you.
Job 21:30
How the evil man goes free in the day of trouble, and has salvation in the day of wrath?
Psalm 4:3
See how the Lord has made great his mercy for me; the Lord will give ear to my cry.
Psalm 12:1
Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men.
Psalm 32:6
For this cause let every saint make his prayer to you at a time when you are near: then the overflowing of the great waters will not overtake him.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
Romans 2:5
But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;
2 Corinthians 5:10-11
For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.
2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
Jude 1:14-15
The prophet Enoch, who was the seventh after Adam, said of these men, The Lord came with tens of thousands of his saints,
Revelation 3:10
Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
2 Peter 2:4
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;